Endorsement driven by the party’s strong commitment to investing in skilled trades and protecting Ontario workers
WINDSOR, February 12, 2025 — Today, Doug Ford and the Ontario PCs welcomed an endorsement from Unifor Local 47. Their endorsement highlights the Ontario PCs’ strong commitment to investing in workers, boosting economic growth and protecting Ontario against the threat of President Trump’s tariffs.
“I am honoured to have the support of Jeff Mark and the 115 hardworking women and men in Windsor, Chatham and Owen Sound who belong to Unifor Local 47,” said Doug Ford. “With the support of Ontario’s skilled trades workers and a strong, stable mandate, our Ontario PC team will continue to protect Ontario workers by investing in high-demand sectors, ensuring new jobs, expanded training opportunities and a stronger future for workers at Unifor Local 47 and across the province.”
“On behalf of Unifor Local 47, representing 115 skilled communications technicians, I’m proud to endorse Doug Ford and the Ontario PCs,” said Jeff Mark, President, Unifor Local 47. “Time and again, Doug Ford has stood shoulder to shoulder with workers, fighting for good-paying skilled trades jobs and making the bold decisions needed to protect Ontario workers. Under his leadership, we’re confident his government will continue to support our members and their families by continuing to build Ontario’s economy and invest in skilled trades training and career opportunities.”
Since 2018, the Ontario PCs have supported and invested significantly in the skilled trades, including the following:
- 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 apprentices 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 $2.5 billion to train more than one 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 $1.8 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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