Repeal Bill 124 Now!
To the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:
WHEREAS Bill 124 has frozen the wages of frontline workers, including education and health care workers; and
WHEREAS skyrocketing inflation means the one per cent wage cap, instituted by Bill 124, is essentially a wage cut; and
WHEREAS Bill 124 disproportionately impacts women workers, including racialized women who are the lowest paid and most precariously employed; and
WHEREAS the pandemic has taken an enormous toll on the health of public sector workers, including education workers, leading to increased experiences of depression, anxiety, and stress; and
WHEREAS workers deserve more than just slogans from the Ford government that was re-elected after repeating the misleading slogan of “working for workers”; therefore
WE THE UNDERSIGNED petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to:
- Immediately repeal Bill 124, and ensure decent working conditions for public sector workers
- Restore public sector workers’ right to free and fair collective bargaining
- Safeguard our public services by giving workers the respect they deserve