Take action: “Repeal, don’t appeal Bill 124”
December 8, 2022
Take action: “Repeal, don’t appeal Bill 124”
In case you missed it, on November 29, 2022, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down the Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, (also known as Bill 124), a law that caps public sector employee wage increases.
The Ontario government has now indicated that they intend to appeal the Court’s ruling. CUASA calls on the provincial government to honour the Court’s decision and let the ruling stand, and to repeal this unconstitutional legislation.
We encourage all members to add their name to the growing list of voices demanding that the provincial government respect our rights to free and fair collective bargaining. Here are two immediate actions you can take:
- Share and sign on to the Ontario Federation of Labour’s letter-writing campaign urging the government not to appeal the Court’s decision: https://ofl.ca/action/no-bill-124-appeal/
- Send a letter directly to the government and your MPP. A template letter from OCUFA is included below for your reference.
Email subject: Repeal, don’t appeal Bill 124
To: Premier Ford, MPP Dunlop, MPP McNaughton, [your MPP],
Bill 124 has caused enough harm to our academic communities and members, especially racialized and precariously employed faculty and academic librarians. On behalf of the 1,000 members at the Carleton University Academic Staff Association, I am calling on you to repeal Bill 124 rather than appeal the Ontario Court of Justice’s decision.
The unconstitutional Bill 124 interfered with the rights of workers to free and fair collective bargaining, threatened pay equity and benefits for contract faculty and other marginalized workers, and threatened the foundations of Ontario’s vital public services—including public education.
I urge this government to stop spending valuable money and resources on attacking public sector workers and to respect the Ontario Superior Court’s decision on Bill 124.
Sincerely,
[your name]
[your email address]
