ELECTION RESULTS
In Brantford and Brant County You Made Your Vote Count
Electing & Re-Electing Labour Endorsed Candidates
Ensures A Progressive Voice for the Working Class !
Brantford & District Labour Council
Congratulations to our "Elected" endorsed candidates
Congratulations to our "Elected" endorsed candidates
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Join the online fight LABOURSTART Where Trade Unionists start their Day
BDLC WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
HAS ROLLED OUT THEIR NEW "SHOES FOR SCHOOL PROGRAMS"
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Everyone deserves a new pair of Shoes for School ! |
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Vintage Photos circa 1950 & 1970
WINNERS OF THE FIRST SOAP BOX DERBY 1956
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MARKET STREET HILL CIRCA 1950's
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Market Street Circa 1970's
CLICK HERE to go to CLC Presidents Labour Day Message
Please click below for links & to read messages for Labour Day events across Ontario
CLICK FOR LABOUR EVENTS AND MESSAGING
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Please Watch our Day of Mourning Message for 2021
Click on Picture below to view CLC Video Channel highlighting
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TAKE ACTION NOW
Email Doug Ford and your MPP and call on them to take action on long overdue health and safety recommendations
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This year Covid 19 has changed how we will celebrate Labour Day 2020
but not why we celebrate.
Ironically weather would have postponed
our events today for the first time in over 60 years.
So today lets all reflect and enjoy this day off with this poem
from our Recording Secretary Roxanne Bond
Brantford City Council
RV SELF ISOLATION RESOLUTION UPDATE
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the fight to have Brantford City Council reconsider their original position to Kill , then re write it and only then, pass their version of Cheryl Antoski - Ward 4 Councillor Brantford original resolution tonight.
Despite all the Council spin ....
The Only Winners tonight are all the Essential Workers of Brantford!
Well Done - Mission Accomplished! Activism works your the Proof
#ICalledDanHeDidNotAnswerHisPhone #BrantfordLabourCouncil #PowerOfMany #CanLab
OFL Day of Mourning Ceremony Video
“Today we mourn together, and voice our demands for better protections for all Ontario workers.” |
“The labour movement will continue to demand safe and healthy workplaces: the personal protective equipment workers need, proactive health and safety inspections, access to workers’ compensation. No worker should be killed on the job by COVID-19, violence, or because of lax safety standards,” said Ontario Federation of Labour President Patty Coates. |
An Anonymous Day of Mourning Reflection :
CLICK HERE TO GO TO CLC RESOURCES PAGE
U.Cert.
The Labour Studies Joint Certificate with the Hamilton & Brantford District Labour Councils
The McMaster School of Labour Studies offered its first certificate courses in 1976. We currently offer a Certificate in Labour Studies as well as two joint certificates in partnership with the
Brantford and Hamilton and District Labour Councils.
BDLC is proud to partner with Sexual Assault Centre of Brant and
Red Dress Productions in providing a permanent home for the new
"Pebble Mosaic" Legacy Project in tribute to Survivors of Sexual Assault
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Brantford & District Labour Council hosted its first
Labour and Social Justice Film Festival.
April 17th -May 7th , the BDLC screened 3 great films that highlight significant labour and social justice issues, including the privatization of education, LGBTQ and Labour, and the plight of migrant workers in Ontario.
All films are free although donations will be accepted at each screening
to support local groups and campaigns.
We can't wait until next year !
Thank you all for your support !
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Fighting Back the Ford Conservative Austerity Agenda
POLITICAL ACTION EVENTS
FORD
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You and Bill 148
"Fair Workplaces,Better Jobs Act "
Got Questions ?
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CLICK HERE FOR ALL YOUR GENERAL LEGAL QUESTIONS
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NEED INFORMATION ON HOW BILL 148
AND THE CHANGES TO THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT AFFECT YOU ? |
JUST A REMINDER LABOUR COUNCIL NOW MEETS
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STEWARD HANDBOOK FOR YOUR SMARTPHONE OR TABLET
CLICK HERE TO GET THE APP
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Generations of union stewards have relied on The Steward Handbook as a quick and reliable source of information.
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CORY JUDSON AND TIM DEELSTRA REPRESENTING BDLC AT THE FLAG RAISING CEREMONY @ BRANTFORD CITY HALL JUNE 12 ,2017
MARCH 28TH BRANTFORD CITY COUNCIL VOTED YES TO TERMINATE THE USE OF TEMP AGENCIES FOR WORKERS WITHIN THE THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF BRANTFORD
NOW COLLECTIVELY WE NEED TO TAKE OUR FIGHT TO OTHER CITIES AND THEN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO EMAIL YOUR LETTER OF SUPPORT THIS CAMPAIGN PAGE IS NOW CLOSED
I HOPE YOU WILL ALL CONSIDER ANY FUTURE CAMPAIGNS
BDLC will not share or sell any Data collected nor will we ever add you to any SPAM Mailing list without your consent
CHECK OUT THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY COVERAGE BELOW
click here for Expositor coverage
CLICK HERE FOR SPRINT CAR PICTURES
CLICK POSTER FOR SOAPBOX DERBY INFO !
Workers' Action Centre Report Launch-
Still Working on the Edge: Building Decent Jobs From The Ground Up
The Ontario government has launched a review of the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act, during which it will undertake "consultations on the changing nature of modern workplaces". Public consultations will take place throughout the province this year. This is a historic opportunity to take a comprehensive look at the laws that regulate our workplaces, and shape them to better protect workers and create decent jobs. This report is WAC's contribution to the conversation, bringing forward workers' voices, experiences and recommendations. This knowledge is essential to updating Ontario's labour legislation from the ground up.
You can use this report to raise awareness and get involved in this important conversation about decent work. Here are three easy steps you can take:
1. Share the report on your website, newsletter, listserve, blog, facebook or twitter. You can follow this link to the report. http://www.workersactioncentre.org
2. Send the report to your Member of Provincial Parliament and ask them to read the recommendations. Organize a meeting with your local MPP to talk about the report.
3. Use the report to start a conversation with your constituents about what they are facing at work and what changes are needed. Let us know if you need help to do this.
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Still Working on the Edge: Building Decent Jobs From The Ground Up
The Ontario government has launched a review of the Employment Standards Act and the Labour Relations Act, during which it will undertake "consultations on the changing nature of modern workplaces". Public consultations will take place throughout the province this year. This is a historic opportunity to take a comprehensive look at the laws that regulate our workplaces, and shape them to better protect workers and create decent jobs. This report is WAC's contribution to the conversation, bringing forward workers' voices, experiences and recommendations. This knowledge is essential to updating Ontario's labour legislation from the ground up.
You can use this report to raise awareness and get involved in this important conversation about decent work. Here are three easy steps you can take:
1. Share the report on your website, newsletter, listserve, blog, facebook or twitter. You can follow this link to the report. http://www.workersactioncentre.org
2. Send the report to your Member of Provincial Parliament and ask them to read the recommendations. Organize a meeting with your local MPP to talk about the report.
3. Use the report to start a conversation with your constituents about what they are facing at work and what changes are needed. Let us know if you need help to do this.
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Watch the Latest CLC Video
running on national and social media
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click here to go to http://www.fairnessworks.ca
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click to read the report
ATTENTION !
BRANTFORD AND DISTRICT LABOUR COUNCIL AFFILIATES AND GUESTS
LABOUR COUNCIL GENERAL MONTHLY MEETINGS WILL NOW BE HELD ON
THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH
Brian Thompson - The Expositor
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Thank you to everyone who
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JOIN THE ONTARIO COMMON FRONT
We Are Ontario.ca is a labour and community-based campaign launched by the
Ontario Common Front – a coalition of over 90 community groups and labour unions that represent millions of Ontarians. Together, we represent the majority of Ontarians and who oppose government attempts to balance their budgets on the back’s of poor and middle class Ontarians.
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CONSERVATIVE TAX SYSTEM ?
CHANGE STARTS HERE GIVE TO THE UNITED WAY TODAY !
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JOIN THE COMMON FRONT - SIGN UP FOR UPDATES - REGISTER TO POST CONTENT - READ REPORTS - VIEW ALL THE CUTS - READ THE TESTIMONIALS
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We Are Ontario.ca is a labour and community-based campaign launched by the Ontario Common Front – a coalition of over 90 community groups and labour unions that represent millions of Ontarian's. Together, we represent the majority of Ontarian's and who oppose government attempts to balance their budgets
on the back’s of Ontario's poor and middle class . The Common Front is growing in every community in Ontario. Join the Ontario Common Front on Facebook www.facebook.com/OntarioCommonFront THEN share the page with your friends, coworkers and community allies. |
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There are five easy steps to open account on the WE ARE ONTARIO WEBSITE
Then you can begin sharing information with other activists in your community and across the province
Then you can begin sharing information with other activists in your community and across the province
- On the main WE ARE ONTARIO . CA webpage click 'Add your content' or use our red button above
- Click 'register' to sign up for an account
- Check your e-mail. Your temporary password will be e-mailed to you. Use this log in on your first time - you can customize your password later.
- Logged in and on Dashboard? Click "New "at the top of the page
- Add your title, content and scroll down the right hand side of the page to select all the categories that apply to your content: action type (report, testimonial, cut, and event) and region, and then click "Submit for Review "
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