Doug Ford and the Ontario PCs Welcome Support from Unifor Local 1285
First-ever endorsement by Unifor for Ontario PCs reflects party’s strong commitment to invest in
skilled trades and protect Ontario workers
Brampton, February 1, 2025 — Today, Doug Ford and the Ontario PCs welcomed an
endorsement from Unifor Local 1285 in Brampton, the first-ever endorsement by Unifor for the
Ontario PCs. Their endorsement reflects the Ontario PCs’ unwavering commitment to invest in
workers, strengthen our economy and protect Ontario in the face of President Trump’s tariff
threats.
“I am honoured to have the support of Vito Beato and the more than 8,000 hardworking women
and men who belong to Unifor Local 1285,” said Doug Ford. “With the support of Ontario
workers and a strong, stable mandate for the next four years, our Ontario PC team will continue
to invest in the skilled trades and create new jobs and opportunities for workers here in
Brampton and across the province.”
“As President of Unifor Local 1285, I’ve seen that Doug Ford and the Ontario PCs have, from
day one, continued to show support for our members. With the expansion of Ontario’s electric
vehicle industry and investments in the Stellantis Brampton Assembly plant and the Windsor
Assembly plant, we are protecting good-paying jobs and securing the future for all our members
and workers across the province,” said Vito Beato. “Along with the continued support and
investment to our action centre and our members at local 1285, Doug Ford and his government
have shown strong dedication to protecting our auto industry in Ontario, workers and their
families.”
Since 2018, the Ontario PCs have invested significantly in the skilled trades, including the
following:
- Investing more than $63 million to help students and young people get first-hand
experience and prepare for future careers in the skilled trades. - Creating a new 27-week job-protected long-term illness leave for workers with a serious
medical condition. - Putting money back into workers’ pockets by waiving the fee for apprenticeships taking
their first Certificate of Qualification exam, saving each apprentice up to $570 throughout
their apprenticeship journey.
Only Doug Ford has a plan to protect Ontario:
- Building Ontario’s economy by investing more than $200 billion in our plan to build
roads, highways, transit and other infrastructure projects while investing over $2.5 billion
to train more than a million people for better jobs and bigger paycheques in the skilled
trades. - Protecting workers in the face of President Trump’s tariffs by doing whatever is
necessary to protect people’s livelihoods, including by investing tens of billions of dollars
to keep people working. - Keeping us competitive by fighting the job-killing Liberal carbon tax and urging the
federal government to cut red tape and streamline approvals to get big things built. - Cleaning up our streets by protecting families and children by banning drug injection
sites near schools and daycares and clearing out encampments from public parks with
new investments in shelters. - Delivering better care, including by investing over $1 billion more to connect everyone
in Ontario to a family doctor and primary care.
Doug Ford will never stop working to protect Ontario.
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