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IWOC Resource List

This year’s Indigenous and Workers of Colour Conference (IWOC), hosted by the Equity Committee of

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IWOC 2023

This year’s IWOC is coming up on Oct 14th! Come listen to those who are rewriting the rules, challenging norms, and embracing our collective power. Let’s step up, take charge, and shape a labour movement that reflects our strength of unity!

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Labour Day Parade 2023

Join us as we take the streets with over 20,000 labour members to honour the past, present and future victories of the Labour Movement at this  year’s annual Labour Day Parade!

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Together We Can Build A City for Everyone

Torontonians have spoken, and change has come to our city. After over a decade of right wing rule in Toronto, working people across the city have chosen a new direction and elected Olivia Chow as our next mayor.

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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2023 Bromley Armstrong Awards

Labour Community Services and the Labour Council were thrilled to celebrate the amazing work being done in labour equity and human rights at the 18th Annual Bromley Lloyd Armstrong Awards Gala this month. During an energetic evening, we gathered together to celebrate the legacy of Bromley and honor those who have followed in his footsteps.

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Unite with Pride: One Injury, One Fight!

We write to you today as members of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council (TYRLC) Equity Committee with a message of deep and urgent solidarity with 2SLGBTQI+ students, families, and workers within the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB).

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Stand Up for Retail Workers in Toronto

In just a few days, on May 10th, Toronto City Council will consider allowing some commercial shopping areas to open on statutory holidays. Tell City Council to vote “no” to holiday shopping exemptions! Many retail workers can only count on these nine days of rest with their families.

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Health & Safety Activist Awards 2023 Recap

At the Health & Safety Activist Awards held on April 28, the Labour Council alongside the Workers Health & Safety Centre, Central Ontario Building Trades Council, and Injured Workers Consultants held a special evening to recognize the efforts of activists who have made a difference in the prevention of work-related injury and disease, and the work of those who have led the struggle for justice and fair compensation for injured workers.