“Toronto’s Labour Movement Stands Together to Lift Up Their Communities!”
Organized by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council, this annual parade rallied union members, their families, and community members from every corner of the City and wider Region.
- Organized by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council, this annual parade rallied union members, their families, and community members from every corner of the City and wider Region.
- We are standing with you,” said Andria Babbington, President of Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
- Labour Day in Toronto began in 1872, when thousands of workers gathered to protest the arrest of leaders of the Globe Printers’ Strike.
- With this in mind, the Labour Movement was pleased to be joined by Toronto’s Mayor, Olivia Chow, in the first Labour Day Parade of her term as Mayor, along with other progressive elected representatives.