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Letter to Premier Ford: Repeal Your Attack on Tenants
Letter to Premier Ford: Repeal Your Attack on Tenants
January 7th, 2026 Premier Doug FordQueens ParkToronto, Ontario M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Ford, I am writing on behalf of the Toronto & York Region Labour Council to ask that your government repeal Bill 60, the “Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act”. There are many reasons for this call, which I wi...
Read More Jan 8, 2026
Kill a Worker, Go to Jail - Letter to Minister Piccini on Recent Workplace Fatalities
Kill a Worker, Go to Jail - Letter to Minister Piccini on Recent Workplace Fatalities
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Minister David Piccini 14th Floor 400 University Ave Toronto, ON M7A 1T7 September 23, 2024 Dear Minister Piccini, Last week, we were saddened to hear of the tragic death of a worker at Ontario Place. We know that this tragedy is no...
Read More Sep 26, 2024
Joint Statement on FIFA World Cup 2026 in Toronto
Joint Statement on FIFA World Cup 2026 in Toronto
Dear Mayor and City Councillors, Toronto’s FIFA World Cup games - while representing an enormous financial burden for Toronto - also have the potential to bring benefits to people who live here. We are counting on City Council to make sure that the economic and social benefits of the games go bey...
Read More Mar 19, 2024
Labour Council Joins the Call for an Immediate Ceasefire
Labour Council Joins the Call for an Immediate Ceasefire
Toronto & York Region Labour Council Joins the Call for an Immediate Ceasefire November 2023 The Toronto & York Region Labour Council is speaking out to oppose the rapidly escalating violence in Israel-Palestine, and joining the call for an immediate ceasefire, aid to Gaza, and an end to ...
Read More Nov 3, 2023
Open Letter to Mayor Tory and Members of Council
Open Letter to Mayor Tory and Members of Council
It seems like nearly every day there's a report of violence on the TTC, on our streets, in our parks, our schools, or in our libraries. Violence in these spaces is violence in our members' workplaces. Our members are often witnesses or the first on the scene to call for help or take care of injur...
Read More Feb 5, 2023
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