The Toronto & York Region Labour Council has long played a role in the broader labour movement. From convening the first national union gathering, to organizing on key issues to CLC conventions, we have a strong tradition that values the role of local activism informing and powering national campaigns.
Since the Toronto Joint Labour Committee for Human Rights was formed, this Labour Council has fought racism and systemic discrimination in our workplaces, in our society and within our local unions.
The Toronto Transit Commission is the latest example of a public sector organization incomprehensibly contracting out vital public services as an austerity measure.
March 2021 marks the one-year anniversary of COVID19 lockdowns in Canada, when governments declared a
Paid sick leaves save lives. The evidence for this is so clear during the pandemic, resulting in unity among unlikely allies including public health experts and advocates, mayors, progressive business groups and the labour movement.
Every day we see the shocking loss of life and neglect in long-term care in
Doug Ford’s Conservative government has shown its true colours with the awarding of the Order
This year – 2021 – marks the 150th anniversary of the Toronto & York Region Labour Council. For a century and a half working people have organized collectively here around a vision of economic and social justice.
In December 2015 three dozen delegates from Canada’s labour movement attended the United Nations summit on climate change (COP21) in Paris.
The Toronto & York Region Labour Council welcomes the election of progressive voices across Toronto
