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Fall 2021 Issue – Labour Action
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Sep 1, 2021
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Déjà Vu – #SafeSeptember 2021
Normalizing the next school year with enhanced safety measures is not a priority for the Ford government It has been a rough year for Ontario students, parents, teachers, and education workers. In the past 15 months, Ontario students have only been in school for approximately five months. Despite...
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Jul 6, 2021
3 Ways to Join the Fight Against Hybrid Learning
Join hundreds of teachers, education workers, parents, and students in the fight against Hybrid Learning in Ontario's public schools. The Labour Council, along with York Communities for Public Education and Ontario Families for Public Education, is calling on you to help push back against the hyb...
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Jun 22, 2021
IWOC 2021 Recap
Last Saturday saw a great turnout for the Labour Council’s 2021 Indigenous/Workers of Colour Conference. Rising Above the Storm: Creating the Future We Want featured a moving reflection on the experience of Indigenous peoples on this land, including residential schools, presented by Steelworker M...
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Jun 16, 2021
Labour Council Statement on Hate Attack in London, Ontario
The Toronto & York Region Labour Council and its affiliates are still in shock and outrage over the most recent hate-motivated attack in London, Ontario this past Sunday, June 6th. We grieve deeply with the Muslim community over the loss of these four lives, leaving behind a nine-year old boy...
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Jun 10, 2021
Watch the Inauguration of Andria Babbington
Andria Babbington made history when she became the next president of the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. Click here to watch her inauguration on YouTube. Andria was sworn in as president of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council at a special virtual event on Thursday, June 3, 2021. ...
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Jun 4, 2021
Justice for Migrant Sex Workers
On March 16th, 2021 eight people in Atlanta, Georgia lost their lives as part of a mass shooting targeting spa and massage parlours. Out of the eight people killed six were Asian-American women. This brutal act of workplace violence was a hate crime driven by racism and misogyny at a time when an...
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Jun 3, 2021
Rise Up for A Just Recovery
In the last year, we have often heard how “the COVID pandemic has laid bare the economic and racial inequalities of our society”. We know that to be true – as the conditions of work in long-term care, warehouses, factories, supermarkets and many other places have come to light in a way that was s...
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Jun 3, 2021