Tag: Policy Statement

Man holding a Labour Council banner at the Labour Day parade.
Our Workplaces
Stand with Teachers and Education Workers

There are times in life when you have to stand up for what you believe in. Across Ontario, teachers and education workers are doing just that – standing up to the bullies at Queen’s Park who want to undermine the quality of education in this province.

Man holding a Labour Council banner at the Labour Day parade.
Our Society
Defend Good Jobs

Canadians are devastated to hear General Motors announce it will close the Oshawa assembly plant. There are over 2,500 union jobs at stake, which impacts all the surrounding communities.

Man holding a Labour Council banner at the Labour Day parade.
Our Workplaces
Defend Public Education 2019-2020

The labour movement has a deep commitment to ensuring that publicly funded education provides students the best possible education experience so they can succeed in life and participate in building a more just and equitable society.

Man holding a Labour Council banner at the Labour Day parade.
Our Society
The Climate Emergency

The global climate crisis is real. Canada’s Parliament has declared that we are in a national climate emergency – Canada is warming at twice the global rate. Forests and towns are burning, heatwaves claim more and more lives, and great cities now face once-in-a-century floods every few years.

Man holding a Labour Council banner at the Labour Day parade.
Our Society
Let’s Win Pharmacare for Call

Canada’s unions have led a long struggle for a national universal pharmacare program that will

Man holding a Labour Council banner at the Labour Day parade.
Our Society
Labour’s Commitment to Reproductive Justice

On May 15 the state of Alabama brought into law the Human Life Protection Act, which bans abortion in all cases except where the mother’s health is at risk.