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James: What Happens Now? Four Turbulent Years
Royson James predicts that the next four years will be marked by political battles as Mayor Ford works to push his agenda through council: “Issues like contracting out garbage services and ending sole-source contracting and the sale of city assets promise titanic struggles among the left-leaning councillors. And any mayor who attempts to cut front-line [...]
Hotel Workers’ Union Endorses Smitherman
George Smitherman welcomed the support of another labour organization – the city’s hotel workers say Smitherman would be the best to help the city’s immigrant workers: “Unite Here Local 75 became the latest labour union to endorse the former deputy premier, after the Central Ontario Building Trades, which represents 60,000 Torontonian construction workers, announced earlier [...]
Social Groups Unite To Change Election’s Tune
A new coalition of arts, labour and social justice groups calling themselves One Toronto launched their campaign to raise awareness on specific issues: “They want the mayoral candidates to focus more on issues such as poverty, climate change, the arts, and accessible public transit. Their vision is outlined on a new website, onetoronto.ca, and the [...]
Ashton: Is Joe Pantalone Pooched?
Outgoing councillor Brian Ashton offers his thoughts on the state of mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone’s campaign: “For Joe Pantalone, a worrisome crack in solidarity appeared recently when an Opinion Page headline in the Toronto Star proclaimed: “Strategic vote for Smitherman best option for city’s unions.” The labour-union author went as far to state “even those [...]
Ford Vows To Scrap Fair Wage Policy
Mayoral candidate Rob Ford has pledged to eliminate the city’s existing fair wage policy if he is elected as mayor in October: “Toronto’s spending is out of control, and if we want sustainable finances in the future, we’re going to have to eliminate the ‘fair wage’ policy,” Ford’s campaign quoted him saying in a press [...]
Inside City Hall: Reading The Labour Council Tea Leaves
The Globe’s Inside City Hall has the full rundown on the endorsements from the Toronto and York Region Labour Council, beginning with mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone: “The umbrella union group has endorsed 18 council candidates, 12 of whom are lefty incumbents in seats safer than a not-your-average-Joe condom. (One exception: Ward 8, where NDP stalwart [...]
Union Gives Mammoliti Cool Reception
Mayoral candidate Giorgio Mammoliti – who has warned city works there will be cuts to the bureaucracy under his administration – met privately with the local chapter of Canadian Union of Public Employees to discuss his candidacy: Mr. Mammoliti, a former civic union leader who has positioned himself as a rightwinger in the mayoral race, [...]
