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TYRLC Statement: Using Unionized Labour and Community Benefits for FIFA and Future Major Events
TYRLC Statement: Using Unionized Labour and Community Benefits for FIFA and Future Major Events
July 2, 2026 As FIFA's final matches conclude in North America, with Toronto hosting six of the tournament's 104 games, it is time to reflect on what this event has meant for workers and communities across our city. The FIFA tournament has come at a staggering cost of approximately $380 million, ...
Read More Jul 7, 2026
Action Plan for the 2026 Municipal Election
Action Plan for the 2026 Municipal Election
Mar 5th, 2026 Each election cycle, Labour Council works to support the election of progressive candidates for city councils and school boards across Toronto and York Region. Toronto City Council races have had the highest profile. In previous municipal elections, Labour Council has been successfu...
Read More Mar 13, 2026
TYRLC Statement: Raising the Luxury Homes Tax and Other Steps to Prevent Service Cuts in Toronto’s 2026 Annual Budget
TYRLC Statement: Raising the Luxury Homes Tax and Other Steps to Prevent Service Cuts in Toronto’s 2026 Annual Budget
Jan 8th, 2026 “Cut taxes for the wealthy and cut public services” has been the mantra for almost all governments in Canada for the past 40 years, with few exceptions. One of those exceptions is Toronto Mayor Oliva Chow - who late last year increased the Luxury Homes Tax to fund programs that make...
Read More Jan 12, 2026
The Real Cost of Doug Ford's "Open For Business" Ontario
The Real Cost of Doug Ford's "Open For Business" Ontario
To see why the Conservatives deserve to be decisively voted out of office on June 2nd, take a look at what Labour Council Delegates have said about this government during its four years in power. Each statement accurately predicted the results of Ford’s decisions – the real costs. July 2018 – Our...
Read More May 5, 2022
Moving Ahead Together – Community Solidarity TO: A Response to the Rise of the Alt-Right in Canada
Moving Ahead Together – Community Solidarity TO: A Response to the Rise of the Alt-Right in Canada
It has been two years since Canada declared a pandemic on March 11th, 2020. Twenty-four months of social distancing requirements, restrictions on travel and entertainment. And, twenty-four months of frontline worker exhaustion, fear, illness and loss. COVID-19 fatigue is real, and it is impacting...
Read More Mar 8, 2022
Action Plan for the 2022 Municipal Election
Action Plan for the 2022 Municipal Election
Each election cycle, Labour Council works to support the election of progressive candidates for city councils and school boards across Toronto and York Region. Toronto City Council races have had the highest profile. In previous municipal elections, Labour Council has been successful in growing s...
Read More Feb 6, 2022
The Ford Government Just Doesn't Work for Workers
The Ford Government Just Doesn't Work for Workers
Doug Ford is trying to pull the wool over workers’ eyes. He wants to look like he’s helping workers and COVID-struck employers. But he’s actually helping workers as little as possible while rewarding bosses who injure their workers or deny their status as employees, in a desperate bid for re-elec...
Read More Jan 6, 2022
TransformTO: Toronto's Heavy Lifting for the Planet
TransformTO: Toronto's Heavy Lifting for the Planet
When the world’s leaders arrived at Glasgow for the United Nations Climate Conference (COP26), they were greeted with a poignant image. The official COP26 banner hung from the giant 175-ton Finnieston Crane at the edge of the River Clyde, a symbol of the city’s industrial heritage. The message wa...
Read More Jan 6, 2022
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