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Together We Can Build A City for Everyone
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. I’d first like to start by congratulating Olivia on her victory. Olivia brings much-n...
Read More Jun 27, 2023
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2023 Bromley Armstrong Awards
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 hon...
Read More Jun 19, 2023
Unite with Pride: One Injury, One Fight!
Unite with Pride: One Injury, One Fight!
Brothers, Sisters, and all our Siblings in the Movement, 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 Boa...
Read More Jun 16, 2023
Stand Up for Retail Workers in Toronto
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. SmartCentres...
Read More May 8, 2023
Health & Safety Activist Awards 2023 Recap
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...
Read More May 4, 2023
Joint Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) 2023
Joint Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD) 2023
March 21, 2023 is the 63rd anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre, when police opened fire on unarmed Black South Africans peacefully demonstrating against racist “pass” laws, and killed and injured hundreds of people. In 1966, the United Nations General Assembly marked this day to recognize the...
Read More Mar 21, 2023
Labour Action Magazine - Winter 2023 Issue Is Available Online Now
Labour Action Magazine - Winter 2023 Issue Is Available Online Now
The latest issue of the magazine covers the outcome of the recent municipal election and the 2023 city budget, as well as ongoing issues such as the Eglinton Crosstown project and public-private partnerships. It features a new poll showing wealthy Torontonians support raising property taxes on ex...
Read More Mar 6, 2023
Statement on the Resignation of John Tory as Mayor
Statement on the Resignation of John Tory as Mayor
In light of last week’s revelations about John Tory’s affair, its workplace setting, and his subsequent resignation, the Toronto & York Region Labour Council is issuing the following statement: Toronto badly needs stable, democratic, and progressive leadership—right now. In the last four mont...
Read More Feb 13, 2023
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