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 seldom discussed in the mainstream.
March 21, 2021 was the 61st anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre, when police opened fire on unarmed Black South Africans demonstrating against racist “pass” laws, killing and injuring hundreds of people.
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.
