OPEN LETTER TO ONTARIO PREMIER & MINISTER OF LABOUR (January, 2019)
"As one of the final acts of 2018, your Conservative government introduced legislation that would rip up all construction union agreements with cities, school boards, universities and hospitals. This is nothing short of a full-scale attack on workers’ rights in this province – and something none of you talked about during the election campaign.
In Toronto that will decimate bargaining rights of nearly all of the union trades, most of which have been in existence for a century or more. " Click to download letter.
"As one of the final acts of 2018, your Conservative government introduced legislation that would rip up all construction union agreements with cities, school boards, universities and hospitals. This is nothing short of a full-scale attack on workers’ rights in this province – and something none of you talked about during the election campaign.
In Toronto that will decimate bargaining rights of nearly all of the union trades, most of which have been in existence for a century or more. " Click to download letter.
THE 1% AGENDA (Labour Council Statement - November, 2018)
“The only thing certain is the certainty of change”. There will be an avalanche of change in Ontario in coming months, and little of it will benefit working people. The real power brokers in this province have a political agenda, both at Queen’s Park and the municipal level in greater Toronto. While Doug Ford may not have been their first choice for Premier, they wasted no time before supporting his rapid roll-back of workers rights and expansion of corporate privilege. Bill 47 unravels most of the Employment Standards gains made by workers under the previous government, cancelling the $15 minimum wage and making it harder for workers to unionize.
Click to download the full statement.
“The only thing certain is the certainty of change”. There will be an avalanche of change in Ontario in coming months, and little of it will benefit working people. The real power brokers in this province have a political agenda, both at Queen’s Park and the municipal level in greater Toronto. While Doug Ford may not have been their first choice for Premier, they wasted no time before supporting his rapid roll-back of workers rights and expansion of corporate privilege. Bill 47 unravels most of the Employment Standards gains made by workers under the previous government, cancelling the $15 minimum wage and making it harder for workers to unionize.
Click to download the full statement.
JOB POSTING - COMMUNICATIONS & DATA COORDINATOR
Are you a progressive communicator looking for their next challenge? The Toronto & York Region Labour Council has an opening for a new member of its dynamic staff team. Reporting to the President, the successful candidate will oversee the Council’s communications program and support our diverse campaigns. To see the job posting for COMMUNICATIONS and DATA COORDINATOR click here. Deadline January 28, 2019 by 5pm.
Are you a progressive communicator looking for their next challenge? The Toronto & York Region Labour Council has an opening for a new member of its dynamic staff team. Reporting to the President, the successful candidate will oversee the Council’s communications program and support our diverse campaigns. To see the job posting for COMMUNICATIONS and DATA COORDINATOR click here. Deadline January 28, 2019 by 5pm.
READ THE LATEST LABOUR ACTION! HANDS OFF OUR DECENT WORK LAWS! (October 2018)
Special Municipal election issue RELEASED! Centre page spread details endorsements in Toronto and York Region - Page 9. Who is Jennifer Keesmaat and why Labour Council endorsed her - Page 13 ? Ready for United Way's Upraising of Care - Page 22? Amazing photos from Labour Day Parade 2018 and much more...
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Special Municipal election issue RELEASED! Centre page spread details endorsements in Toronto and York Region - Page 9. Who is Jennifer Keesmaat and why Labour Council endorsed her - Page 13 ? Ready for United Way's Upraising of Care - Page 22? Amazing photos from Labour Day Parade 2018 and much more...
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GREENPRINT working together for climate action
If our Earth is to be sustained for future generations, we must examine how we carry on our daily lives, and what impact we have on the environment. What we consume and produce, where we live, how we move from place to place, and how we spend our leisure time – all these factors add up to our personal and collective footprint on the Earth. Toronto, Canada’s largest urban centre, is an amazingly complex and sophisticated space. And every day, millions of tons of CO2 are emitted into the air.
How Toronto could lead the Climate Change charge in Canadian Cities NationalObserver (Jun15, 2017)
Toward a Just Transition World Resources Institute Expert Perspective by John Cartwright
If our Earth is to be sustained for future generations, we must examine how we carry on our daily lives, and what impact we have on the environment. What we consume and produce, where we live, how we move from place to place, and how we spend our leisure time – all these factors add up to our personal and collective footprint on the Earth. Toronto, Canada’s largest urban centre, is an amazingly complex and sophisticated space. And every day, millions of tons of CO2 are emitted into the air.
How Toronto could lead the Climate Change charge in Canadian Cities NationalObserver (Jun15, 2017)
Toward a Just Transition World Resources Institute Expert Perspective by John Cartwright
Labour Council Strategic Plan 2016 to 2019
Over the next three years the Labour Council will focus on becoming more powerful as a movement in greater Toronto.
Click to read entire Labour Council Strategic Plan.
Over the next three years the Labour Council will focus on becoming more powerful as a movement in greater Toronto.
Click to read entire Labour Council Strategic Plan.
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Diverse Workers Networks
Labour Council supports the development of networks of union members in diverse communities – Chinese, Filipino, Tamil, Somali and Ethiopian/Eritrean. If you are interested in getting involved you can sign up HERE or contact Kiruthiha Kulendiren at kkulendiren@labourcouncil.ca 416 441-3663 x 221. Click for the Chinese Network flyer click here, Filipino flyer click here and Tamil Flyer. Toronto Workers History Project (TWHP)
TWHP is a group of workers, unionists, professors, students, artists, teachers, librarians, educators, researchers, community activists, and retirees dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the history of working people in Toronto. We are committed to bringing to light the experiences of working people and their contributions as individuals and collectively to the building of this city, in the home, in the paid workplace, and in the community. For more info visit www.twhp.ca |
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Strengthening our Unions through Equity
In September 2014, Labour Council released its latest contribution to the equity work in our movement.
“A Leader’s Guide to Strengthen Unions: Moving Beyond Diversity… Towards Inclusion and Equity” is a document designed to be a tool for activists and leaders wanting to build more powerful unions in greater Toronto and across Canada. It is written by Jojo Geronimo, veteran labour educator former Executive Director of the Labour Education Centre. Click on image to download guide
In September 2014, Labour Council released its latest contribution to the equity work in our movement.
“A Leader’s Guide to Strengthen Unions: Moving Beyond Diversity… Towards Inclusion and Equity” is a document designed to be a tool for activists and leaders wanting to build more powerful unions in greater Toronto and across Canada. It is written by Jojo Geronimo, veteran labour educator former Executive Director of the Labour Education Centre. Click on image to download guide
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