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Why Every Vote Counts
Why Every Vote Counts
Monday, October 24th is municipal election day across Ontario! In Toronto this year, with no big mayoral challenger for John Tory, there is a real risk that people will stay home on election day. That would be a mistake, because workers must elect progressive Toronto city councillors and school b...
Read More Oct 6, 2022
Education Fights This Fall – Defend Quality Publicly-Funded Education and the Workers Who Make It Happen
Education Fights This Fall – Defend Quality Publicly-Funded Education and the Workers Who Make It 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 6, 2022
2022 Municipal Election
2022 Municipal Election
Key issues that matter to working people for city government and school boards. Toronto & York Region Labour Council’s election program for Toronto 2022 combines the key issues that matter to working people for their city government and school boards. Click to read the Action Plan of The 20...
Read More Oct 5, 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
Fall 2022 Issue – Labour Action Magazine
Fall 2022 Issue – Labour Action Magazine
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Read More Sep 1, 2022
Electing to Build A Liveable City – Together
Electing to Build A Liveable City – Together
This October, voters across Toronto and York Region will go to the polls to elect mayors, members of council, and trustees. Let’s ensure that we elect the best possible candidates to become the champions, caretakers, and activists we need for our communities. It can be easy to overlook municipal ...
Read More Sep 1, 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
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