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The Hamilton and District Labour Council is the voice of working people in Hamilton. By pursuing jobs, peace and security, we seek to build a community that values human dignity and basic fairness.

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Rana Plaza: 12 years of fighting for corporate accountability

April 24, 2025

Since 2013, when the Rana Plaza factory collapsed in Bangladesh, Canada’s unions have marked the…

May Day 2025

April 23, 2025

Our annual May Day event for International Workers Day will be held at the Workers’…

Day of Mourning 2025

April 23, 2025

Our annual Day of Mourning ceremony will be at 5:30 on April 28th in the…

Canada’s unions sound alarm on public health care crisis

April 14, 2025

Nanaimo, B.C. — Standing in front of Nanaimo Hospital, labour leaders and frontline workers joined…

Patients over profits: Defending our public health care

April 11, 2025

Nanaimo, BC—Canada’s public health care system is in crisis. Working families are facing impossible choices—whether…

Labour Leaders Rally in Windsor as Tariffs Threaten Canadian Jobs

April 7, 2025

WINDSOR, ON — As the fallout from Donald Trump’s reckless tariffs sends shockwaves across the…

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