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Solidarity With Transit Workers: Joint Statement
Solidarity With Transit Workers: Joint Statement
Our transit system is in crisis, and transit workers are suffering the consequences. Workers and the public are experiencing unparalleled violence that has gone unchecked by our federal, provincial, and municipal levels of government. As stated by the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 113 whi...
Read More Feb 12, 2023
Fighting for a City Budget that Reflects the Values of Working People
Fighting for a City Budget that Reflects the Values of Working People
Just after the municipal election in October 2022, Doug Ford bestowed Toronto’s mayor with additional powers which diminish the democratic processes and powers of local councillors. The Toronto & York Region Labour Council has been closely monitoring and speaking out on this additional hit to...
Read More Feb 3, 2023
2023 Toronto City Budget Information, Events and Actions
2023 Toronto City Budget Information, Events and Actions
The budget choices our city government makes each year are not only a reflection of the context of our city; they actively shape our context for years to come. Unfortunately, the budget Mayor Tory presented is a “pay more, get less” budget: less services, less safety. Read our statement for our a...
Read More Jan 11, 2023
Follow the Money: Who profits from Bill 23 and Bill 39?
Follow the Money: Who profits from Bill 23 and Bill 39?
Looking at recent controversial legislation from 2022 - Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster Act) and Bill 39 (Better Municipal Governance Act) - here is a list of winners and losers: Environmental Defense, the ONDP, and others are calling for the OPP to investigate whether developers were tipped off...
Read More Jan 6, 2023
Labour & United Way: Annual Presidents’ Breakfast
Labour & United Way: Annual Presidents’ Breakfast
Our message during the 2022 Presidents’ Breakfast was loud and clear. We need each other. The work we do is not a "band-aid" solution. Being United means being there for our communities. It's not about "us" vs. "them". We are in this together. On November 15, 2022, more than 20 unions came togeth...
Read More Nov 17, 2022
Legislation to Impose an Unfair Contract and the Notwithstanding Clause - They’re Coming For the Rest of Us
Legislation to Impose an Unfair Contract and the Notwithstanding Clause - They’re Coming For the Rest of Us
Any worker - not just education workers - in Ontario right now should be deeply alarmed at the recent war that the Ford Conservatives has waged on democracy and on education workers. Instead of fairly negotiating with CUPE, which represents 55 000 Early Childhood Education (ECE) workers, custodi...
Read More Nov 3, 2022
Thank You for Taking Action for OPSEU Local 546 - Striking safety inspectors have first collective agreement
Thank You for Taking Action for OPSEU Local 546 - Striking safety inspectors have first collective agreement
UPDATE: OPSEU Local 546 has ratified their first collective agreement and appreciates the solidarity shown by the labour movement across Ontario. In Ontario, people are supposed to be able to join a union and work with respect and a fair contract. But Premier Ford nearly made that impossible for...
Read More Nov 1, 2022
What Torontonians Want from City Council
What Torontonians Want from City Council
Great news: Torontonians are united in their support for progressive change. Today, Labour Council released the results of a poll we commissioned to learn more about Torontonians’ support for progressive policies, city-wide. The poll was designed in consultation with Earnscliffe Strategies and wi...
Read More Oct 18, 2022
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