The TYRLC has been advocating against this genocide since 2024. We want to thank Mayor Olivia Chow for expressing this position, which aligns with that of many organizations, such as the UN Human Rights Council and the International Association of Genocide Scholars. www.thestar.com/news/gta/cit...

Ontario Nurses on strike

Back in the day we called this "Seizing the means of production" lfpress.com/news/local-n...

Walking the line with @ontarionurses.bsky.social and health-care professionals from the North York Family Health Team (NYFHT), on strike following the failure of their employer to negotiate a first collective agreement.

TYRLC Exec Board Member, Carolyn Egan interviewed on OMNI Arabic about the Canada Post Office rotating strike youtu.be/FdxDaTa_Bxo?...

Read our latest statement - passed by our delegates - about The Conservative government’s “omnibus” approach to governing Ontario www.labourcouncil.ca/resisting-fo...

Join the York South-Weston Tenant Union, taking it to the headquarters of the Federation of Rental Housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO) - the main landlord lobby behind Bill 60 - on National Housing Day, Nov 22. www.tenantunion.ca/housingday2025

100 YEARS AGO TODAY: Minutes from the Labour Council on Nov 5th, 1925 "The anti-vivisection Society requested the Council to declare its attitude on the reported practice of some members of the medical profession, experimenting on children confined in the different hospitals."

Talking about the intersection between tenant rights and workers rights at our delegates meeting tonight.

November delegates meeting

What you can do as an individual and what unions can do: www.labourcouncil.ca/hurricane-me...

Congrats to CUPE 3261 workers! A tentative agreement was reached 1 day after a rally in support of landing a fair contract.

Fund Our Schools out with @YorkOECTA for an Adopt a Riding canvass on Nov 3rd to tell parents to say "NO to Bill 33"

Our President Andria Babbington speaking out against Bill 60 at an ACORN rally this past Friday.

Underfunding at Carleton Village has already led to: Larger class sizes, Loss of support staff (like reading coaches, lunch supervisors, and caretakers), and Cuts to enrichment programs (like arts, music). Under Supervision, we’ve seen these cuts continue. cvschoolcouncil.ca/funding-not-...

Our President Andria Babbington speaks yesterday with Ontario Nurses' Association members, labour unions and allies at a Community Rally to support striking North York Family Health Team members. Hoping to help them secure a fair first contract with wage increases!

Rankandfile.ca presents this Special Report on how the Ontario’s WSIB went from an alleged “unfunded liability crisis”, to a surplus in which employer premiums have been slashed and corporations gifted billions of dollars. www.rankandfile.ca/wsib-special...

"Most Canadian cities have labour councils, modelled after the Toronto organization which is the Daddy of them all."

82 Years ago this month: A @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social Radio Broadcast airs about the Toronto District Labour Council. During the war, titled “the Production Front”, over 15 minutes Allan May asks about the oldest, continuous association of trade unions in Canada, 72 years after it was formed. 1/

100 years ago this month: Labour Council History - A resolution from the "Canadian Labor Party" on Oct 22, 2025. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia... "Appearing on the platforms of the Liberal and Conservative Parties, as official labour representatives [is] to be subversive and..." 1/

Part of an absolutely stunning thread by @dieworkwear.bsky.social that covers the Battle of Blair Mountain (largest labor uprising in US history), The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, the book Bowling Alone and an appearance of @unitehere.org

Upcoming film screening event in Toronto! When: Sat, Nov 15, 2025, 5:00-7:30pm Where: Innis Town Hall, 2 Sussex Ave, Toronto The event is FREE for all to attend and tickets can be obtained at labourfilms.ca/toronto/

The Danger of Bill 33

CUPE local 3261 info picket bargaining for U of T Press Workers (incl bookstore). Strike deadline coming in November.

NEW: Labour Council case studies Read about key campaigns and learnings from recent Toronto & York Region Labour Council history. www.labourcouncil.ca/case-studies/

Instead of trying to expand Canada Post’s public service and boost revenues, Julie Dzerowicz and her fellow Lib MP's are trying to lay off 000's of postal workers. If she was in government when her father was working at Canada Post, she’d be throwing her own mother into poverty.

Sharlene Henry from the York South-Weston Tenant Union speaks at our Indigenous and Workers of Colour Conference 2025

“We are sending a clear message that Torontonians reject the scapegoating of immigrants and the Muslim community,” said Andria Babbington, president of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council. “Immigrants are welcome here and hate has no place in our city." toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/27/3...

We need to fire the manager of Ford's Cutters, get rid of the whole team and instead Fund Our Schools

Our Oct 29th Good Jobs for all event is postponed. www.labourcouncil.ca/canada-first...

Postal workers plan to deliver thousands of notices across the Toronto area this weekend, including Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough, advising residents their door-to-door mail delivery will end due to changes ordered by the federal Lib government. www.guelphmercury.com/news/ontario...

North York Family Health Team workers, ONA members, have been on strike since Monday Oct 20! They are fighting for fair wage increases and job security. Please support them by filling out this online emailer: ona.org/campaign/nor...

Over 60,000 kids with autism are still waiting for care in Ontario. The waitlist has TRIPLED under Ford’s watch. Families are choosing between rent and therapy. This isn’t progress—it’s abandonment. Funding is needed NOW! toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/23/a...

Thanks to those who attended our Gender Equity & Labour 2025 Event! We are surrounded by attacks on gender equity, with intersections around race and class as well. 1/

TOMORROW!

"Union members in Toronto will go door to door on Saturday to deliver notices informing residents their home mailbox will be “shut down by federal order,” according to the Toronto and York Region Labour Council." www.cp24.com/news/money/2...

“This is for residents to wake up, to understand they will be losing their home delivery,” said Mark Lubinski, president of CUPW’s Toronto local. “We don’t know the timeline, it could be a year from now.”

Collect them all; Eject them all

Collect them all; Eject them all

This Friday! www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-labour...

Help Us Fight Back and Save Public Services www.labourcouncil.ca/action-alert...

Collect them all; Eject them all

New Report by the Workers Action Centre on Wage Theft - we encourage everyone to take a read. - Wage theft is the number one issue workers bring to the Workers’ Action Centre 1/ workersactioncentre.org/wp-content/u...

Collect them all; Eject them all

October 28 - 7pm: come join Workers Action Centre online for the launch of their new report, The Crisis of Wage Theft in Ontario. workersactioncentre.org/event/webina...

We need your help! Sign up to adopt a riding to talk to parents about the crisis of under-funding in our schools. We need these MPP's to stop ripping off our schools because CUTS HURT KIDS. Sign up here: www.fundourschools.ca/adopt-a-blue...

Last day to register! www.labourcouncil.ca/gel2025/

Our heart goes out to the members of our affiliates from UA Local 46, IBEW Local 353 and Carpenters' Union Local 27 who were injured in a gas explosion this week. Our thoughts are with them, their families and co-workers and we're wishing them all a speedy recovery. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...