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LET'S GET SERIOUS ABOUT CITY POLITICS Get ready for the October 27 elections for Mayor, City Councillors and School Trustees. The labour movement has worked hard to build a foundation of strong public services that reach every neighbourhood and deliver important programs for every community. We know what is important to working families – decent jobs, affordable housing, schools that work for our kids and transit that is fast and reliable. This fall, we are faced with clear choices about the direction Toronto will take. Read the Labour Council's election statement: "The City We Want". Here's a short video Imagine Toronto. List of Labour Council Endorsed Candidates. Toronto City Councillors Report Card. Campaign for Public Education 10 point Plan.
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TWO YEARS AFTER DANZIG Two years after Torontonians were shaken by the tragic shootings on Scarborough’s Danzig Street in July 2012, the death of TDSB teacher and community activist Abshir Hassan reminds us all that gun violence is an on-going reality in our city. Abshir became an unintended victim in a hail of bullets that rained down outside a housing complex where children play in Lawrence Heights.
As we pause to reflect on the two-year anniversary on one of Toronto’s worst shootings, we must celebrate the progress we’ve made, but also ask ourselves why more hasn’t been done to keep Torontonians safe. To read complete article click 2 years after
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TWO YEARS AFTER DANZIG Two years after Torontonians were shaken by the tragic shootings on Scarborough’s Danzig Street in July 2012, the death of TDSB teacher and community activist Abshir Hassan reminds us all that gun violence is an on-going reality in our city. Abshir became an unintended victim in a hail of bullets that rained down outside a housing complex where children play in Lawrence Heights.
As we pause to reflect on the two-year anniversary on one of Toronto’s worst shootings, we must celebrate the progress we’ve made, but also ask ourselves why more hasn’t been done to keep Torontonians safe. To read complete article click 2 years after
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AFTER THE ONTARIO 2104 ELECTION
The 2014 provincial election delivered a crushing defeat to the Ontario Conservatives, a surprising majority to the Wynne Liberals, and left a deep sense of unease among New Democrat activists in Toronto. But first and foremost, it showed that labour’s efforts to stop Tim Hudak’s agenda were successful, and that the hard work by thousands of union members over the last eighteen months paid off.
To read the full Labour Council statement, click here.
To read the full Labour Council statement, click here.
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LABOUR PRIDE BOOK LAUNCH The Canadian Labour Congress reception for World Pride featured the launch of Labour Pride: What Unions Have Done for Us. The story of working class gays and lesbians in the trade union movement is as old as the early days of union organizing, when workers began to collectively demand improvements in their working conditions and fight for better pay, hours and benefits. This newly published booklet starts to tell the important story of the role of workers and their unions in supporting gay and lesbian rights in Toronto from the 1970s to the early 2000s. To read the booklet click here.
LABOUR PRIDE BOOK LAUNCH The Canadian Labour Congress reception for World Pride featured the launch of Labour Pride: What Unions Have Done for Us. The story of working class gays and lesbians in the trade union movement is as old as the early days of union organizing, when workers began to collectively demand improvements in their working conditions and fight for better pay, hours and benefits. This newly published booklet starts to tell the important story of the role of workers and their unions in supporting gay and lesbian rights in Toronto from the 1970s to the early 2000s. To read the booklet click here.
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NEW FAIRNESS WORKS TV ADS The TV ads by the Canadian Labour Congress that ran across the country won a lot of appreciation by union members for putting our story out to the public in a unique and entertaining format. The new crop of ads feature the hit song “Lean on Me”, and different images that build on the same message of union values. Check it out at www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUP15u1BRMN9E0_f1Bu-rShQ&v=XXcItnfmUEo
NEW FAIRNESS WORKS TV ADS The TV ads by the Canadian Labour Congress that ran across the country won a lot of appreciation by union members for putting our story out to the public in a unique and entertaining format. The new crop of ads feature the hit song “Lean on Me”, and different images that build on the same message of union values. Check it out at www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUP15u1BRMN9E0_f1Bu-rShQ&v=XXcItnfmUEo
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ELECTIONS 2014 The labour movement has worked hard to build a foundation of strong public services that reach every neighbourhood and deliver important programs for every community. We know what is important to working families – decent jobs, affordable housing, schools that work for our kids and transit that is fast and reliable. It is time to assert a new vision for the city we want. Read the Labour Council's election statement: "The City We Want"
Here's a short video "Imagine Toronto"
List of Labour Council Endorsed Candidates
ELECTIONS 2014 The labour movement has worked hard to build a foundation of strong public services that reach every neighbourhood and deliver important programs for every community. We know what is important to working families – decent jobs, affordable housing, schools that work for our kids and transit that is fast and reliable. It is time to assert a new vision for the city we want. Read the Labour Council's election statement: "The City We Want"
Here's a short video "Imagine Toronto"
List of Labour Council Endorsed Candidates
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UNIONS 101
People are often asking if there is a simple presentation for schools, public forums or new member classes that answers the question “What are unions about?” Labour Council has a short digital “Prezi” presentation that combines graphics, pictures and video clips, and is suitable for all uses. Check it out, click here. |
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IS YOUR UNION READY? Attacks by employers, governments and global corporate interests have become far more aggressive in recent times. This calls for a new strengths to be developed, and Labour Council has created an
important tool for union leaders and activists to use. Titled "Achieving a State of Readiness", it outlines a comprehensive approach for unions to adopt when getting ready for difficult struggles. Download it here.
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important tool for union leaders and activists to use. Titled "Achieving a State of Readiness", it outlines a comprehensive approach for unions to adopt when getting ready for difficult struggles. Download it here.
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