On behalf of the Executive Board of the Peel Regional Labour Council, welcome to our website. We hope you will find the site informative and helpful regarding issues facing workers in our community and the projects and campaigns we are involved with, whether you are an affiliate, a delegate or a member of the community.
The Peel Regional Labour Council (PRLC) is the voice of labour in Peel Region. Situated just west of Toronto, we represent affiliates from Brampton, Mississauga, Malton, Streetsville, Cooksville, Bolton, Georgetown and sections of Port Credit.
If you belong to a union and are not affiliated to us, see our page How Can You Join Us?. For more information about what we do please see the President’s Message. Guests are always welcome.
Our Affiliates
ATU 1573, CAW 1285, CAW 1915, CAW 2002, CAW 252, CAW 584, CEIU 570, CEP 247, CEP 26, CEP 557, CEP 6008, COPE 343, CUPE 1000, CUPE 831, CUPW 542, CUPW Toronto, ETFO (Peel Elem. Teachers), IAM 1922, IAM 717T, Ironworkers 721, OECTA (Elementary), OECTA (Secondary), OPSEU 283, OPSEU 506, OPSEU 546, OSSTF 19, OSSTF/FEESO 32, SEIU 1, UAW 251, UFCW 175/633, United Steel Workers
From the Blog
Read the latest from our labour news blog.
Casino Workers and Collective Bargaining: How Hospitality Staff Organized
The labour movement in Canada has organised workers in almost every sector of the economy, and the gaming and hospitality industry is no exception.
How Labour Unions Helped Build Canada's Universal Health Care
Canada’s publicly funded health care system is often described as a defining national institution. Less often acknowledged is how much of its existence is owed to the organised labour movement.
The 40-Hour Work Week: How Unions Won the Fight for Time
The forty-hour work week is so deeply embedded in Canadian working life that it can seem like a natural feature of the economy rather than a hard-won political achievement. It was neither natural nor inevitable.
Labour Day in Canada: Why We Observe It and How It Began
Labour Day in Canada falls on the first Monday of September, a date that the country shares with the United States but arrives at through a distinct history.