TORONTO, Feb. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On February 13, Valentine’s cards with messages of love and solidarity – as well as information about new workers’ rights from the Ministry of Labour – will be hand-delivered to hundreds of Tim Hortons outlets across Ontario.

Everyone can play cupid this February 13. To participate in the day of action and download the special Valentine’s card, click here.

While millions of workers are benefitting from labour law improvements that came into effect on January 1, 2018, workers at Tim Hortons continue to face reprisals at the hands of parent company Restaurant Brands International.

The February 13 day of action is part of an ongoing campaign to win a $15 minimum wage and fair working conditions for all workers. The campaign is committed to further legislative changes that can curb the kinds of abuse experienced by frontline workers at Tim Hortons.

Representatives from the Ontario Federation of Labour and the Fight for $15 & Fairness Campaign will kick off the day with deliveries at the following locations:

8:00 AM, February 13, 2018
Meet at the Tim Hortons at 246 Bloor Street West
(Northwest corner of Bedford & Bloor)
Media availability:
Chris Buckley, President, Ontario Federation of Labour
Deena Ladd, Fight for $15 and Fairness
Media Contact -- Jared Ong, cell: 647-273-5285

8:00 AM, February 13, 2018
Meet at the Tim Hortons at 2150 Bloor Street West
(Northeast corner of Glendonwynne Rd and Bloor)
Media contact -- Brynne Sinclair-Waters, cell: 647-226-7184

10:30 AM, February 13, 2018
Meet at the Tim Hortons at 335 Parliament Street
(Northeast Corner of Dundas & Parliament)
Deena Ladd, Fight for $15 and Fairness
Media contact --  Deena Ladd, cell: 416-836-2379

10:30 AM, February 13, 2018
Meet at the Tim Hortons at 444 Yonge Street
(Southwest corner of College & Yonge)
Media contact -- Beixi Liu, cell: 647-269-1963

Tim Hortons Valentine’s visits will take place in over 25 cities across Ontario, to arrange local interviews please contact the following event organizers who have media availability:

Belleville	IAM Local 54	Jonathan Caverly	613-242-9930
Brampton	Fight for $15 and Fairness - Brampton	Navi Aujla	416-837-3871
Brantford	Brantford & District Labour Council	Roxanne Bond	519-751-9371
Cornwall	Cornwall and District Labour Council	Lois Baker	613-571-8277
Etobicoke	Fight for $15 and Fairness - Rexdale	Abdul Barre	647-629-1793
Guelph	Guelph District Labour Council	Janice Folk Dawson	519-766-8376
Hamilton	Fight for $15 and Fairness - McMaster University	Chloe Rockarts	613-852-3992
Kingston	Fight for $15 and Fairness - Kingston	Lesley Jamieson	613-292-6484
Kitchener	Waterloo Regional Labour Council	Dave Eales	519-590-6516
London	London & District Labour Council	Patti Dalton	519-494-3901
North Bay	North Bay & District Labour Council	Jared Hunt	705-845-8265
Oshawa	Durham Region Labour Council	John MacDonald	905-424-2776
Oshawa	We Are Oshawa	Cory Weir	289-675-4899
Ottawa	Fight for $15 and Fairness - Ottawa	Karen Cocq	647-970-8464
Scarborough	Fight for $15 and Fairness - Scarborough	Linda Bernard	647-299-5387
Sudbury	Sudbury Workers Education & Advocacy Centre	Melodie Berube	705-507-9795
Thunder Bay	Thunder Bay & District Labour Council	Marg Arnone	807-625-9687
Toronto	Fight for $15 and Fairness - York University	Alex Hunsberger	416-995-2870
Toronto	Toronto & York Region Labour Council	Susan McMurray	416-882-2247

The following regional community and labour organizations are also leading events as part of the Tim Hortons Day of Action, and they can be reached for comment:

Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)	Leah Rowlinson	437-775-2735
Decent Work and Health Network	Kate Atkinson	647-678-2684
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO)	Mary Fowler	416-419-7514
Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations	Mina Rajabi	647-546-2523
Unifor	Lisa Kelly	416-409-8439
United Steelworkers (USW)	Carolyn Egan	416-806-7985

For further information and to arrange interviews:

Meagan Perry, Communications Director
Email: mperry@ofl.ca l 416-894-3456

Nil Sendil, Communications Coordinator, Fight for $15 & Fairness
info@15andfairness.org l 647-710-5795

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