Category: Policy Statement

This mayoral by-election is an unprecedented opportunity for labour and Torontonians to make our mark

With the official resignation of John Tory and pending final approval of City Council later this month, Toronto will be headed to a mayoral by-election on June 26, 2023. This unexpected reality presents an opportunity to elect a mayor who understands working people and who will champion progressive solutions to issues that matter to us and our families. Electing a mayor who will work for—and with—working people is within our reach. This is our chance.

Just after the municipal election in October 2022, Doug Ford bestowed Toronto’s mayor with additional powers which diminish the democratic processes and powers of local councillors.

Looking at recent controversial legislation from 2022 – Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster Act) and Bill 39 (Better Municipal Governance Act) – here is a list of winners and losers:

Dear Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy, We are writing to contribute to

Any worker – not just education workers – in Ontario right now should be deeply alarmed at the recent war that the Ford Conservatives has waged on democracy and on education workers.

For the first couple of years of COVID, the pandemic shone a light on the

In Toronto this year, with no big mayoral challenger for John Tory, there is a real risk that people will stay home on election day. That would be a mistake, because workers must elect progressive Toronto city councillors and school board trustees at the TDSB and TCDSB.

This fall, there will be a big fight to win fair collective agreements for all

This October, voters across Toronto and York Region will go to the polls to elect