First, thank you very much to David, Suzanne, and Sara (members of the Local 4948 Social / Labour Day Committee) for their help in organizing the Labour Day Parade for 2023. The parade went off without a hitch in the sweltering hot heat. The theme of the parade was...
Message from the President In February, I was contacted by Canadian Magazine, The Walrus, to contribute to an article, exploring the history and future of Public Libraries in Canada. It includes many direct quotes – four from TPL employees, including myself...
The Toronto Public Library Workers Union – Local 4948 has endorsed Olivia Chow to be our next Mayor of Toronto. Olivia has a proven track record of leadership and experience that is unmatched by her opponents. She has represented Toronto as a school board trustee, a...
From March 12-15, Toronto Public Library Workers attended the CUPE National Women’s Conference. It was the first CUPE National Women’s Conference in 14 years, and a historic over 600 CUPE women attended. We met Judy Darcy, former British Columbia MLA and...
Library workers and their supporters filled council chambers and dominated the open forum in Bradford Tuesday evening.
Despite being held in a more spacious location than usual, the regular meeting of council was standing room only in the Don Harrison Auditorium at the Bradford…