The fight to defend the jobs of nearly a thousand cleaners at the City of Toronto in 2011-12 pitted the city’s labour movement against Mayor Rob Ford and his City Council majority. The campaign won against all odds by claiming the moral high ground and shifting the debate to focus on the impact of poverty jobs in society.
The Chinese Workers Network (CWN), was founded in 2012 to address
the key question of building labour power in Canada’s largest urban
centre.
TYRLC Resolutions to the 2025 OFL Convention
OPSEU/SEFPO college workers are preparing for a province-wide strike beginning at 12:01 a.m.
this Thursday, September 11, in a last-ditch effort to protect Ontario’s public colleges.
Support CUPW – Picket Line Locations:
CUPW currently has hundreds of picket lines across the country, in all provinces and territories.
Oct 1st Rally to Save the Post Office, 11am, Constituency Office of MP Julie Dabrusin, 1028 Queen St E, Toronto
Our October Delegates’ Meeting is taking place on Thursday, Oct 2, 2025.
Steve Shallhorn retires this month after a long and impactful career in both the Labour movement and Climate Justice movement.
The TYRLC is drawing attention to Minister Paul Calandra’s questionable expenses: since 2023, he’s billed taxpayers $23,000 for a community BBQ in his riding, $2,200 for Strawberry pancakes and over $5,700 for stays in Toronto hotels.
The federal Liberal government’s most recent ploy has been its repeated exploitation of Section 107 (s107) of the Canadian Labour Code — the highest level of federal government interference in collective bargaining in Canadian history.
