Travelling campaign gathers labour stories

A provincial labour group is travelling across Ontario over the next couple of weeks, listening to the stories of those affected by job losses and service cuts.

The Ontario Federation of Labour began its trip Monday and stopped in Thunder Bay Tuesday. Federation president Wayne Samuelson said while most mills in Northern Ontario have shutdown, it has gone virtually unnoticed in Southern Ontario.

So now they're encouraging people to join their Drive to Work campaign. They then plan to bring all the stories they gather to the premier when the trip is complete.

Samuelson said the issues also include employment insurance, pensions and electricity rates.
The entire trip is expected to run for 17 days, and will conclude on June 25 in Toronto. Click here to submit a letter to the editor.