Toronto & York Region Labour Council

Free Municipal Training Conference - June 7th - register now

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 involved in campaigns. Whether you are new to elections or you are already part of a team, our training...

Keynote booked! Register now here: https://www.labourcouncil.ca/time-to-register-indigenous-and-workers-of-colour-conference-2026/

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!

Across the province, CUPE-OSBCU locals are organizing canvasses, community outreach events, and visibility actions to speak with parents, caregivers, workers, and community members about the growing understaffing crisis in our schools and the impact it is having on students, families, and education workers.

This is a significant moment.

Public education matters to every community in Ontario. It matters to workers. It matters to families. It matters to the future of our province.

Please click on this link to rsvp to join a community outreach event on June 6th for publicly funded education. Please keep checking the page as more events are still being added.

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 impacting schools and students? Sign up to attend one of the events in your community and go door to...

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 a presentation from Marc-Edouard Joubert (from the Conseil régional FTQ Montréal métropolitain) who was part of our panel discussion last year!

Marc-Edouard Joubert speaks at our Indigenous and Workers of Colour Conference 2025. Marc-Edouard Joubert speaks at our Indigenous and Workers of Colour Conference 2025 held annually by the Toronto and York Region Labour Council.

We're proud to have CUPE 1734 - defenders of our children's education - as affiliates of the Labour Council.

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 crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board.

Weeeeeeeee're hiring

📣 New Job Alert: Organizer

The Toronto & York Region Labour Council is seeking a permanent organizer to work as part of the leadership and staff team in a dynamic and fast-paced organization that is responding to a changing economy and new political realities in Canada’s largest urban centre.

For more info, head on over to the CALM Job Board: calm.ca/jobs

https://www.labourcouncil.ca/media-advisory-ontario-unions-call-for-minister-of-education-to-be-put-under-supervision/

Media Advisory: Ontario Unions Call for Minister of Education to Be Put Under Supervision - Toronto and York Region Labour Council Education unions in Ontario are calling for the Minister of Education Paul Calandra to be put under supervision.