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Memorial for Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada
Memorial for Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada
Wreath Laying Ceremony Over 17,000 Chinese workers came to toil on Canada's Railway. Approximately 4,000 of these men did not return home. Come and pay homage to the sacrifices and contribution of Chinese railroad workers as an important piece of Canadian history. Date: Tuesday, July 1st 2025 (C...
Read More Jun 20, 2025
Labour Day Parade 2025
Labour Day Parade 2025
The Labour Day Parade will be held this year on Monday Sept 1st, 2025 and this years theme is A Canada for Workers: Made Here, Paid Here. Join us as we take the streets with over 20,000 labour members to honour the past, present and future victories of the Labour Movement at this year’s annual La...
Read More Jun 9, 2025
July 2025 Delegates Meeting
July 2025 Delegates Meeting
Our July Delegates' Meeting is taking place on Thursday, July 3, 2025. This meeting will be ONLINE ONLY, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Delegates will receive an email with the Zoom link. Delegates are encouraged to check their email inbox for additional details and documentation to be shared ahead of t...
Read More Jun 9, 2025
Press Release: School Sports Now At Risk For Cuts
Press Release: School Sports Now At Risk For Cuts
School and community sports like football and soccer that rely on field maintenance are being put at risk due to cuts to education. Facility and capital reporting from school boards spell out how boards are behind on field repairs and out of money. This is on the back of concerns raised last mont...
Read More Jun 4, 2025
June 2025 Delegates Meeting
June 2025 Delegates Meeting
Our June Delegates' Meeting is taking place on Thursday, June 5, 2025. This meeting will be in person at IBEW Local 353 (1377 Lawrence Ave East, Toronto), beginning at 7:30 p.m. Delegates are encouraged to check their email inbox for additional details and documentation to be shared ahead of the...
Read More Jun 3, 2025
School-Property Greenbelt Scandal?
School-Property Greenbelt Scandal?
Buried in the Ontario Regulatory Registry last week, was a proposed regulation that would give sweeping power to the Ontario Education Minister to direct school board's to sell their property. Not only that, but the regulation would allow the Minister to also "identify to whom the property must b...
Read More Jun 2, 2025
Special Economic Zones: TYRLC Submission on Bill 5
Special Economic Zones: TYRLC Submission on Bill 5
After continuing to ram Bill 5 - the Special Economic Zones Act - through the legislature, the Ontario Ford Government finished hearings this week. The TYRLC drafted a submission to ensure the impact on workers was known. Excerpt: Among the wide-ranging powers included in Bill 5, Schedule 9 would...
Read More May 27, 2025
Press Release: Ford Gov Needs to Stop Running Education Into the Ground
Press Release: Ford Gov Needs to Stop Running Education Into the Ground
Representatives from education unionsacross Toronto detailed the worsening conditions in Ontario schools, calling for an end to the diversion ofschool takeovers and immediate action to reverse the damage caused by years of cuts. “They’ve run the car into the ground and now they’re taking the whee...
Read More May 8, 2025
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