Author: Yaro

Man holding a Labour Council banner at the Labour Day parade.
Policy Statement
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.

Update
Statement on White Supremacy in Buffalo Shooting

The Toronto & York Region Labour Council is horrified and dismayed by another devastating and senseless racially-motivated act of hate.  We are deeply enraged that an eighteen-year-old white supremacist drove into a Black neighbourhood to target Blacks, killing 10 people and injuring 3 others. 

Man holding a Labour Council banner at the Labour Day parade.
Our Cities
The Real Cost of Doug Ford’s “Open For Business” Ontario

To see why the Conservatives deserve to be decisively voted out of office on June 2nd, take a look at what Labour Council Delegates have said about this government during its four years in power. Each statement accurately predicted the results of Ford’s decisions – the real costs.

Man holding a Labour Council banner at the Labour Day parade.
Our Society
Mr. Ford Gets It Wrong Again: Workers Vote for Good Jobs and Public Services, Not Free Licensing Stickers

In March 2022, the Ford government quietly scrapped equity hiring targets in arrangements for the $28.5 billion subway program (consisting of the Ontario Line, Yonge North Subway Extension, Scarborough Subway Extension, and Eglinton West LRT), undoing years of progress to bring women, people of colour, and Indigenous and Black residents into this well-paid workforce.