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Ask the Ancestors
Ask the Ancestors
It’s time for us to get our act together and start building the kind of power that once forced capital to accede to demands in the past: public health care, public pensions, unemployment insurance and social benefits, non-market social housing, pay equity, women’s and queer rights. The list is tr...
Read More Aug 13, 2026
Walking On Sunshine: Metro Days of Action
Walking On Sunshine: Metro Days of Action
As 1995 began, the Toronto and York Region Labour Council was preparing for its 125th anniversary the following year. The oldest central labour body in Canada, the Labour Council wanted 1996 to be a year long celebration of Toronto’s labour history . Included in the plans were an historical exhib...
Read More Aug 10, 2026
Case Study: Organizing For Power in Construction
Case Study: Organizing For Power in Construction
In greater Toronto where the industry has relied on generations of immigrants to provide its workforce, the labour movement has changed lives of thousands of workers who have come from every part of the world to apply their skills and build a future together. [dflip id="4513"][/dflip] Download PDF
Read More Aug 9, 2026
Case Study: Defending Public Water
Case Study: Defending Public Water
Toronto Water Watch was a labour-community coalition that defeated Mayor Mel Lastman’s attempt to startprivatizing Toronto’s water and wastewater system. It helped connect a wide network of residents, environmental activists and union members to win the battle for public opinion and force one of ...
Read More Aug 8, 2026
Case Study: The Fight for Public Education
Case Study: The Fight for Public Education
Working people know that public education is the bedrock foundation of a just and caring society. For more than 150 years, Toronto’s labour movement has relentlessly advocated for policies and funding that provides quality public education for all - including newcomer families and adult learners....
Read More Aug 7, 2026
Case Study: Hotel Workers Rising!
Case Study: Hotel Workers Rising!
Hotel Workers Rising was a continent-wide campaign by the hospitality workers union UNITEHERE to raise standards in the hotel industry and secure organizing rights for new workplaces. Toronto was oneof eleven cities united in a co-ordinated bargaining strategy. [dflip id="4482"][/dflip] DOWNLOAD PDF
Read More Aug 6, 2026
Case Study: Justice and Dignity for Cleaners
Case Study: Justice and Dignity for Cleaners
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 o...
Read More Aug 5, 2026
Case Study: Library Warriors
Case Study: Library Warriors
The campaign by Toronto Public Library Workers to defend their own jobs and the integrity of the library system during this time was truly inspiring. It garnered support from residents in every part of the city and gained the public endorsement of many of Canada’s leading authors. CUPE Local 4948...
Read More Aug 4, 2026
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