Author: Yaro

Man holding a Labour Council banner at the Labour Day parade.
Policy Statement
Why Every Vote Counts

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 board trustees at the TDSB and TCDSB.

Toronto Elections 2022
Past Campaign
2022 Municipal Election

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. 

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Our Moment, Our Movement: Call to Support Ending Racism

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.

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Recent Mass Shootings in the USA – Where Hate and Gun Violence Converge

The deaths of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, was shockingly the 27th school shooting in the United States in 2022. While those of us who are parents can feel the sorrow and grief of those mothers who will never see their children again, we are reminded that things do not have to be this way.