CANCELLED! We've just been informed that the support picket planned for tomorrow at 7:30am for IBEW Local 2008 at 2025 McCowan Rd in Toronto has been cancelled. Apologies for the late notice!
Toronto & York Region Labour Council
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Central labour body representing 220,000 working people and their families across all sectors of the economy. Building solidarity since 1871.
Mark Brown from the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists on the need for Canada to apologize for their role in the slave trade.
Thanks to OPSEU local 511 and IBEW local 2008 for their strike reports. 4,200 community and social service workers with various OPSEU locals on strike while IBEW has 300 signal and Communications workers on strike since May!
A recap from our 20th annual Indigenous and Workers of Colour Conference 2026 - held last month! Featuring Attasha from our Equity Committee. Video by Nadine MacKinnon.
TYRLC has its first endorsement for the City of Toronto municipal election! Chiara Padovani is a strong champion for change in York South-Weston. Visit her website at: www.chiarapadovani.ca
It's been 5 weeks and our friends from International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers are still on strike and facing the illegal use of scabs. IBEW represents approximately 300 employees employed by CPKC. ibewcouncil-11.com/category/news/
NEWS – IBEW System Council No. 11
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Support Oxfam workers on strike! cupe.ca/news/one-wee...
One week into strike, CUPE 2722 calls on Oxfam Canada to return to the bargaining table
One week after walking off the job, members of CUPE 2722 are renewing their call for Oxfam Canada to return to the bargaining table and negotiate a fair collective agreement that reflects the organiza...
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Recap of our Indigenous and Workers of Colour Conference 2026 this weekend!
4,000 OPSEU workers are on strike across Ontario in response to growing workloads, poor working conditions, and low wages. This overwhelmingly female workforce is making less today than it did in 2018. They deserve our support. See: bit.ly/4vE5JO8 @ricardotranjan.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca
Why are Ontario social and community service workers striking? | CCPA
OPSEU workers are dealing with more work, less funding, and lower wages. So they're fighting back
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Happy Pride Month on behalf of the Toronto & York Region Labour Council
We're in the thick of training at our Municipal Training Conference with Progress Toronto, learning about campaign basics and campaign managing.
Hot start to our Municipal Training Conference this morning with a visit from Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, and intro from our municipal Guru Matias De Dovitiis, a welcome from our president Andria Babbington and our first presentation from our friends at the Canadian Labour Congress - Ontario Region.
We filled every last spot for our Municipal Training Conference this morning. Let’s get a worker friendly council elected!
@freegrassy.bsky.social: the Toronto & York Region Labour Council and our affiliate members have your back. See you at River run on Sept 23! Let's get mercury justice and freedom for Grassy!
Michelle Campbell from CUPE 1734 Speaks at our June Delegates meeting on the crisis in Education
Last workshop booked! We got an amazing program! Register here: www.labourcouncil.ca/time-to-regi...
It's beautiful outside, but we're neck-deep in our June delegates meeting. We're talking Pride & Indigenous Heritage Month, Municipal Endorsements, the Crisis in Education with a speaker from CUPE 1734!
Tomorrow! Sistering on Strike!
Free Municipal Training Conference - June 7th - last call register now www.labourcouncil.ca/municipal-tr...
Municipal Training Conference - Toronto and York Region Labour Council
Municipal elections matter. That is why we need to support candidates that will care about working people’s values. Sign up for our 2026 Municipal Training conference and learn about the work involv...
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On Saturday, June 6, CUPE-OSBCU education workers across Ontario are coming together to Paint the Province Purple in support of publicly funded education. We are inviting you to join them! 1/ osbcu.ca/paint-the-pr...
Paint the Province Purple - Ontario School Board Council of Unions
Paint the Province Purple! On June 6th, CUPE-OSBCU education workers will paint the province purple! Are you a CUPE member, parent, grandparent or community member concerned about how underfunding is...
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We just booked an amazing Panel - Defending Workers Across Borders - for our 2026 Indigenous and Workers of Colour conference! Register now (link in comments)! Here's Marc-Edouard Joubert (from the @crftqmm.bsky.social) who was part of our panel discussion last year! youtube.com/shorts/Nf8oA...
Marc-Edouard Joubert speaks at our Indigenous and Workers of Colour Conference 2025.
YouTube video by Toronto & York Region Labour Council
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We're proud to have CUPE 1734 - defenders of our children's education - as affiliates of the Labour Council. cupe.ca/news/cupe-17...
CUPE 1734 and OSBCU condemn massive staffing cuts at York Region District School Board – up to 249 jobs at risk
CUPE 1734 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the York Region District School Board’s (YRDSB) announcement to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a cr...
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Many of us have not gotten used to it
Matt Elliott@graphicmatt.com · 2mo agoWe’ve gotten used to it, I guess, but the one-third override part of the strong mayor powers is just terrible policy-making. Just plain feels gross and undemocratic. Would be more defensible if they had just given mayors some broader executive powers. www.thestar.com/news/gta/dou...
