Day: August 5, 2026

The fight for the $10 Minimum Wage one of the most far-reaching campaigns to be led by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.

The fight to defend the jobs of nearly a thousand cleaners at the City of Toronto in 2011-12 pitted the city’s labour movement against Mayor Rob Ford and his City Council majority. The campaign won against all odds by claiming the moral high ground and shifting the debate to focus on the impact of poverty jobs in society.