Toronto & York Region Labour Council

On Monday, Toronto & York Region Labour Council joined Justice for Migrant Workers, J4MW in demanding justice for Garvin Yapp at the Ministry of Labour.

All workers deserve to be safe at work! Status for all!

SATURDAY: Join United Steelworkers - Syndicat des Métallos Local 1944 in their fight against TELUS store closures and forced relocation of members across the province.

USW members are being required to relocate or transition back to in-office schedules following an extended period of remote work from 2020 or earlier.

Let's come together to fight against the latest Telus attacks!

⏰ Saturday, July 27th at 1PM

📍25 York Street, Toronto (March to City Hall)

RSVP through the link below ⤵️
https://buff.ly/4bVLgtZ

THURDAY: Youth Climate Corps - Call to Join the Climate Emergency Unit!

The campaign is building a movement for a good green jobs that would turn no yong person away.

Join the zoom meeting to learn more about the upcoming national day of action, and tell MPs to act on a Youth Climate Corps.

⏰Thursday, July 25th at 7PM EST
📍Zoom/Online

See the link in our Linktree in bio to RSVP and get the link↗

On behalf of Toronto & York Region Labour Council, congratulations to members for their victory in negotiating a new collective agreement with the !

This win is not just for OPSEU members, but for working people across the province. They not only secured major wage and job position increases, but also a no-store closure guarantee, and a cap on agency stores in their new collective agreement. It’s a huge victory! But we’re just getting started!

Together we won! Together, workers will shape the future!

Read more on the OPSEU deal with the LCBO in the Linktree in our bio ↗

MONDAY: Join Justice for Migrant Workers in demanding justice for Garvin Yapp!

Garvin was a migrant worker from Jamaica who died on August 22nd of last year at a farm in Norfolk County.

Come out to the rally this Monday, before the pre-trail prosecution into Garvin’s death.

⏰Monday, July 22 at 3PM

📍Ministry of Labour, 400 University Avenue

Happening TODAY in Solidarity with members on strike!

⏰Tuesday, July 9th at 5:45PM
📍LCBO at Yonge and Wellesley, 547 Yonge Street

Sign the letter and tell the Ford gov’t to give workers a fair deal and to !

Organized by the Diverse Workers’ Network of the Toronto & York Region Labour Council

Filipino Workers Network
Somali Workers Network


Link in bio↗

Join Toronto & York Region Labour Council's Diverse Workers Networks tomorrow to support Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) members at the LCBO on strike!

⏰ Tuesday, July 9th at 5:45PM
📍 LCBO at Yonge and Wellesley, 547 Yonge Street

Organized by Toronto & York Region Labour Council's Diverse Workers Network:

Chinese Workers Network
Somali Worker's Network
Tamil Workers Network
Filipinos Workers Network

Want to get more involved? Sign the letter in our Linktree below and tell the Ford government to give workers a fair deal and Keep the LCBO public!

https://linktr.ee/labourcouncil

On Saturday, we joined hundreds of Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) members at the LCBO on strike! We demand FordNation give workers a fair deal and to !

The Ford gov’t is trying to privatize the LCBO, taking billions of dollars away from being reinvested in public services and leaving workers out to dry.

Tell the Ford gov’t you support OPSEU LCBO workers on strike and to !

Sign the letter and join a picket line near you to support the strike! Links in our Linktree in bio↗️

On Saturday, we joined hundreds of Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) members at the LCBO on strike! We demand FordNation give workers a fair deal and to !

The Ford gov’t is trying to privatize the LCBO, taking billions of dollars away from being reinvested in public services and leaving workers out to dry.

Tell the Ford gov’t you support OPSEU LCBO workers on strike and to !

Sign the letter and join a picket line near you to support the strike!👇🏽

https://linktr.ee/labourcouncil

We stand with Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) workers at the LCBO on strike! OPSEU members are not just fighting for a fair deal, they’re fighting to fund public services for all workers & Ontarians!

Join us at the picket lines for an action tomorrow and tell FordNation to !

⏰ Saturday, July 6th at 1PM
📍 LCBO, Bay and Bloor location, 55 Bloor Street West

Join a picket line near you! Click our linktree in the description ↗️ Justice for Workers

TOMORROW: Action in Solidarity with OPSEU LCBO Workers on Strike!

We stand with Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) workers at the LCBO on strike! OPSEU members are not just fighting for a fair deal, they're fighting to fund public services for all workers & Ontarians!

Join us at the picket lines for an action tomorrow and tell FordNation to !

⏰ Saturday, July 6th at Noon
📍 LCBO, Bay and Bloor location, 55 Bloor Street West

Join a picket line near you! Click our linktree in the description ↗️ Justice for Workers

Check out these photos from today's action with as the Labour movement across Toronto and York Region come together with students in solidarity with Palestine.

The students decided to depart the encampment today, "refus[ing] to give Toronto Police Service any opportunity to [be] brutalize[d], as they have done consistently since October to pro-Palestinian protesters" in light of yesterday's court injunction.

Solidarity!

TOMORROW: Day of Action to support Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) members at the LCBO!

Take a selfie tomorrow with the poster below and tell FordNation to give workers a fair deal and keep the LCBO public!

Download the poster in our Lintree ↗️

TOMORROW: Day of Action to support Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) members at the LCBO!

Take a selfie tomorrow with the poster below and tell FordNation to give workers a fair deal and keep the LCBO public!

Download the poster ⤵️
https://assets.nationbuilder.com/decentworknow/pages/3433/attachments/original/1713202223/2024.04_Posters_-_Letter__LCBO_Workers_%281%29.pdf

TODAY: Workers Supporting Students Solidarity Rally

The Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) is calling for workers to stand with students TODAY at the University of Toronto.

Universities should be where we learn to debate and disagree with each other–without the fear of violence. We must always choose negotiations and discussion over ultimatums and repression.

⏰Wednesday, June 3 at 3PM
📍31 King's College Circle, UofT

We were honored to participate in yesterday's Ceremony commemorating Chinese Railroad Workers with the Foundation to Commemorate Chinese Railroad Workers in Canada.

It was a day to remember the mixed emotions many have across the country when it comes to Canada Day. Those in the Chinese community also call it “Humiliation Day” because in 1923, specific legislation was passed to exclude the Chinese and prevent them from entering Canada.

Let us honour the 17,000 Chinese workers who toiled to build Canada’s national railroad, and let us also honour the Indigenous Peoples whose land we live and occupy today.

Join the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) "The Heat is On" Campaign to Fight Heat Stress at Work!

Extreme heat in the workplace injures, sickens, and even kills workers. The photo of record highs in a classroom were taken recently by members of Elementary Teachers of Toronto, and is just ONE example of dangerous levels of heat stress.

Ontario workers in all sectors need legislation for heat limits in the workplace. Heat stress will only intensify as our planet heats up, creating a workplace crisis within a climate crisis.

Take action and join the OFL's campaign for heat limit legislation now.
Download the petition:https://ofl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024.06.18-heatisonlegislation.pdf

More info on the campaign below ⤵
https://ofl.ca/action/the-heat-is-on/

Once again, congratulations to all of this year's 19th Annual Bromley Lloyd Armstrong Awards!

This year featured the historic unveiling of the first ever Indigenous Rights Awards for individual as well as collective/union activism on National Indigenous Peoples Day. To celebrate this achievement, we were joined by Red Sky performance, a leading company of contemporary Indigenous performance in Canada and worldwide.

For full list of this year's winners, check out the link below
https://www.labourcouncil.ca/bromley_2024_award_winners

Labour Community Services

TODAY: Toronto St. Paul's—GET OUT THE VOTE!

Join the Canadian Labour Congress - Ontario Region get out the vote for in today's Toronto St. Paul's by-election!

Sign up for the in-person or phone volunteer drive through the links in bio ↗

Tonight Labour Community Services and the Toronto & York Region Labour Council celebrated the 19th Annual Bromley Awards. This year featured the historic unveiling of the first ever Indigenous Rights Awards on National Indigenous Peoples Day.

Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees! More details to come!

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, we recognize the plight of Indigenous Nations across Turtle Island for self-determination and justice. We stand with Indigenous members of our Council fighting for justice in the workplace and the many courageous Land Defenders across Turtle Island that protect Indigenous rights, the land and the environment.

To support the TRC's calls to action, we seek to uplift Indigenous voices in the Labour Movement through initiatives like our annual Indigenous and Workers of Colour Conference. Together with our partners at Labour Community Services, this year's Bromley Armstrong Awards will be historic, featuring Indigenous Rights Awards for the first time.

But there is still much work to done to further the TRC's calls to action. We call on the Labour Movement uplift Indigenous members and their voices to have a seat at the table. Let's make sure Indigenous are heard in the Labour Movement and beyond. Solidarity!

Carpenters Local 27 is making history as Chris Campbell steps up to be its first Black president. Campbell has been a union representative for over twenty years, and since 2020 has led on Equity Diversity and Inclusion for the Carpenters Regional Council. Chris also serves as Chair of the Toronto Community Benefits Network

The Labour Council congratulates Chris on his historic victory!

➡️ Read more: https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/labour/2024/06/campbell-named-president-of-carpenters-union-local-27

The rally is happening NOW at the TDSB! Get down to 5050 Yonge Street and join Toronto & York Region Labour Council, OSSTF Toronto, Toronto Education Workers / Local 4400 and Elementary Teachers of Toronto to speak up and speak out against Conservative cuts to education

Watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8EmR1OQ58c

TODAY: Come out to the last TSDB meeting of the school year to FUND OUR SCHOOLS!

Join us and Fund Our Schools and rally against FordNation's cuts to education! Time to 📣 Speak up and Speak Out!

Let's rally against Conservative cuts to education!

⏰ Wednesday, June 19th at 4PM
📍 TDSB, 5050 Yonge Street

RSVP in the Facebook event (link in bio).

If you work at the TDSB, tell your story on how these cuts are impacting YOU. Take Action through the link in bio ↗

THURSDAY: Scarborough Childcare Challenge

Scarborough families need affordable, quality child care. But right now, many face long waits, short-staffed programs, and cuts to programming. Join the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care (OCBCC) to call for more child care spaces, centers, and ECE staff!

⏰ Thursday, June 20th at 4:30PM
📍NYAD Donwood Child care, 61 Dorcot Ave

RSVP in the link in bio ↗

THIS WEDNESDAY: Time to 📣 Speak up and Speak Out–FUND OUR SCHOOLS!

Join us and or the last TDSB meeting of the school year!
Let's rally against Conservative cuts to education!

⏰ Wednesday, June 19th at 4PM
📍 TDSB, 5050 Yonge Street
RSVP in the Facebook event (link in bio).

If you work at the TDSB, tell your story on how these cuts are impacting YOU. Take Action through the link in bio ↗

SUNDAY: Join the Labour Canvass for in Toronto St. Paul's!

In the lead up to the June 24th, 2024 federal by-election, join the CLC and CUPE Ontario President, Fred Hahn, for a Labour Canvass with Toronto-St. Paul's NDP candidate Amrit Parhar.

⏰Sun June 16th at 12pm
📍Campaign HQ, 2069 Yonge Street

Sign up in the link in bio ↗

SUNDAY: TTCRiders—Transit Rider Summit!

Want to improve transit across Toronto and the GHTA? Join for a day of workshops and planning sessions. Meet people across the GTHA who want to win better transit.

See the panel discussion with Steve Munro (transit advocate), Krissan Veerasingam (Co-founder of Scarborough Environmental Association), and August Puranauth (TTC Riders)

⏰ Sunday, June 16 at 11AM
📍 Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Drive

Get involved in the transit movement! RSVP in the link in bio ↗

SUNDAY: Join the Canadian Labour Congress - Ontario Region Labour Canvass for Amrit Parhar in Toronto St. Paul's!

In the lead up to the June 24th, 2024 federal by-election, join the CLC and CUPE Ontario President, Fred Hahn, for a Labour Canvass with Toronto-St. Paul's NDP candidate Amrit Parhar.

⏰Sun June 16th at 12pm
📍Campaign HQ, 2069 Yonge Street

Sign up⤵️
https://volunteer.ndp.ca/ON35090/rsvp/28476797-c6d5-45f7-b5ae-16c1b98d039e/