Days after the election of a Conservative majority to Queen’s Park, Labour Council Delegates adopted a statement that projected a four year plan of action for the labour movement in greater Toronto.
It was the wildest election in living memory. The Liberal Party collapsed, the NDP elected the most MPP’s in a generation, and Doug Ford is the new Premier. His message of tax cuts, lower gas prices, and challenging the privilege of elites hit home, including with many working families.
Torontonians are joined by people from across Canada shocked at the horrific events on Yonge Street on Monday April 23rd. The senseless deaths of ten people on Toronto’s main street strikes at the core of our shared belief that we live in a safe and diverse city.
The Ontario government funds its public education system to the tune of approximately $24 billion annually. Despite rising inflation and practices requiring greater accountability between school boards and the provincial government, allotted funding has remained substantially unchanged for two decades.
The decision by millionaire Tim Horton’s franchise owner Ron Joyce Jr. to strip benefits and paid rest breaks from his workers has created a firestorm of indignation across Ontario.
Action on Violence Against Women on December 6th finds us amidst an outpouring of revelations from survivors who have experienced harassment, sexual assault and abuse inside and outside of the workplace.
When statutory holidays were created, it was an expression of our democracy to ensure the public was afforded the opportunity to celebrate various occasions while not losing out on income.
Each election cycle, Labour Council works to support the election of progressive candidates for city
The City of Toronto serves as the economic heartbeat of Canada, with a wide variety of sectors contributing to the financial health of our country, our province, our city and people who live, work and play here. I
The effects of climate change know no boundaries. The smoke from Fort McMurray’s historic 2016 fire not only affected residents of Alberta but was felt by those who live in the eastern American seaboard.
