{"id":2203,"date":"2016-08-26T16:26:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T20:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/ontario-acorns-let-us-work-odspow-action\/"},"modified":"2016-08-26T16:26:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T20:26:08","slug":"ontario-acorns-let-us-work-odspow-action","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/acorncanada.org\/news\/ontario-acorns-let-us-work-odspow-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario ACORN’s “Let us Work!” ODSP\/OW Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ontario ACORN members took action today to to demand an increase in the amount of employment income and assets ODSP\/OW recipients can keep before the government claws it back.<\/p>\n

Posted August 26, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n

Ontario ACORN members took action today in Ottawa and Toronto to demand an increase in the amount of employment income and assets ODSP\/OW recipients can keep before the government claws it back.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Ottawa ACORN members had an AWESOME petition rally outside of MPP Bob Chiarelli\u2019s office (2249 Carling Ave).  Thank you to our dedicated members who fought off the heat to gather signatures for our official petition to the legislature, our union allies from OPSEU and PSAC who joined us and Toronto ACORN for their solidarity action! <\/div>\n
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In Toronto, a dozen determined ACORN members descended on the North York employment services.  Members petitioned outside and distributed flier to OW and ODSP clients as they entered the office. <\/span><\/div>\n
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At the end of the action – after we got the letter delivered and the point across – Toronto ACORN members committed to forming a Disability Rights Group to Work with Ottawa ACORN’s Disabilty Rights Committee.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Read more about the action and ACORN\u2019s demands by checking out our press coverage below: <\/div>\n
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Les membres d\u2019ACORN Ottawa ont eu un rallie-p\u00e9tition IMPRESSIONNANT vendredi le 26 ao\u00fbt devant le bureau du MPP Bob Chiarelli (2249 Carling Ave) pour exiger une hausse des limites de revenu d\u2019emploi et de l\u2019avoir que peuvent garder les b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaires de POSPH\/OT avant la r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration par le gouvernement. Merci \u00e0 nos membres d\u00e9vou\u00e9s qui ont endur\u00e9 la chaleur et ont recueilli des signatures pour notre p\u00e9tition officielle \u00e0 la l\u00e9gislature de l\u2019Ontario; merci \u00e0 nos alli\u00e9s syndicaux SEFPO et AFPC qui se sont joints \u00e0 nous; et merci \u00e0 ACORN Ontario pour leur action solidaire! <\/div>\n
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Lire plus sur cette action et les demandes d\u2019ACORN en consultant la couverture m\u00e9diatique ci-dessous; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Metro News: Let us keep more money, disability advocates tell province<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
Orleans Star: ACORN calling for change in welfare, disability program<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
CFRA 580: Local ODSP and Ontario Works recipients petition for changes to system<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
La Presse: ACORN veut relever le plafond de l’exemption de revenus de travail<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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