OFL: Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Must Include Labour in Review of Union Members’ Human Rights

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is deeply concerned that Ontario trade unions may be excluded from a high-stakes review of their members’ human rights. In response to a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC), the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (HRTO) is considering whether it should continue to process applications by unionized employees who make complaints about workplace-based violations of the Ontario Human Rights Code. 

If the HRTO decides to end this, trade union members–almost 27 percent of the province’s workforce–would immediately lose access to the province’s human rights regime.  

Read the full press release here.