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RELEASE: Torontonians of all income levels want a more livable city now
RELEASE: Torontonians of all income levels want a more livable city now
TORONTO - Even the wealthiest Torontonians agree: Toronto should raise property taxes on the wealthiest homes to invest now in public services. A recent poll found the vast majority of voters—from across the whole city and across all demographics—support making investments now in public and commu...
Read More Oct 18, 2022
Education Fights this Fall – Defend Quality, Publicly-Funded Education and the Workers who make this happen
Education Fights this Fall – Defend Quality, Publicly-Funded Education and the Workers who make this happen
This fall, there will be a big fight to win fair collective agreements for all of our education workers. We knew that with the election of a provincial Conservative majority in June that we would need to spend the next four years defending our public institutions such as education and healthcare...
Read More Oct 11, 2022
Our Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
Our Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
This week, for the first time, we recognize September 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation The Labour Council observes September 30, Orange Shirt Day, as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Among the actions our organization is taking toward reconciliation, we participat...
Read More Sep 30, 2022
For 150 years, Toronto workers have marched for each other ⁠— and for you
For 150 years, Toronto workers have marched for each other ⁠— and for you
For the first time in three years, working people from across Toronto and the GTA will be marching in celebration of Labour Day, marking the 150-year anniversary of this historic event. The city streets we return to this September, however, look quite different from when we left them in 2019. Aft...
Read More Sep 4, 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 Aug 8, 2022
Our Moment, Our Movement: Call to Support Ending Racism
Our Moment, Our Movement: Call to Support Ending Racism
Dear friends and leaders of the Labour movement, We all know, too well, the possibilities of our movement when we come together – this, to the very core is what gives us hope and inspires us to think with ambition. Our goal is to end racism in our lifetime, and we need your help. The Yes, It Matt...
Read More Aug 8, 2022
Response to the 2022 Ontario Election
Response to the 2022 Ontario Election
At the end of election night – June 2nd, 2022 – the counting was over and the Conservatives will form a majority government, with the NDP as official opposition for the second time. The Toronto & York Region Labour Council congratulates the nine Toronto NDP MPPs who were re-elected and newly...
Read More Jun 7, 2022
Statement on White Supremacy in Buffalo Shooting
Statement on White Supremacy in Buffalo Shooting
The Toronto & York Region Labour Council is horrified and dismayed by another devastating and senseless racially-motivated act of hate. We are deeply enraged that an eighteen-year-old white supremacist drove into a Black neighbourhood to target Blacks, killing 10 people and injuring 3 others...
Read More May 20, 2022
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