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Toronto Workers’ History Project
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New Year, New Events
Making 2026 Historic!
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Herman Stewart Book Launch
January 6th (in person)
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TWHP Book Club
January 7th (Zoom)
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Theatre Group: Nine Hours Now!
January 14th, 15 & 16 (in person)
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Book Launch
January 6th, 7 PM (In-Person)
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| Join us, in person, for a fun evening with Herman Stewart and some special guests. |
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| From a small rural village in Jamaica to the negotiating tables of the labour movement, this book traces the extraordinary journey of Herman Stewart.
This deeply personal memoir captures the heart of a man who rose to become a leader in the broader labour movement and the Jamaican-Canadian community. |
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Special Guests:
Andria Babbington
President, Toronto & York Region Labour Council
Rosemarie Powell
Executive Director, Toronto Community Benefits Network
Sid Ryan
Former President of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and CUPE Ontario |
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Wednesday, January 7th, 2026
7:00 PM (ET)
Join us as we discuss Judy Darcy’s Memoirs, Leading from the Heart: The Battles of a Feminist, Union Leader and Politician.
If you are interested in joining us, please contact David Kidd – dkidd10@gmail.com
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Join Zoom Meeting
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The Battle for a Shorter Working Day, 1872
A PLAY
Written by Craig Heron
(with the assistance of members of the theatre group)
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Performances:
January 14, 15, & 16, 2026
7:30 PM
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Steelworkers Hall, 25 Cecil St., Toronto M5T1N1
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There was a time when workers sweated through ten or twelve-hour working days. How did we end up with more time off the job? By unions demanding it, again and again.
It all began in 1872. That year a movement for a nine-hour day burst onto the public stage in cities and towns across central Canada. Toronto was the site of one of the most famous incidents in that campaign when the printers went on strike against almost all the city’s newspapers.
They faced a formidable opponent: the publisher of the Globe and Father of
Confederation, George Brown. Determined to shut down the workers’ movement, Brown rallied bosses in all industries and had union leaders arrested for conspiracy.
The nine-hour campaign nonetheless marked the emergence of a broader labour movement in Canada that brought together unions from many trades and led to the passage of a new law to legalize unions.
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Gathering the Memories – An Oral History of Toronto Labour. Send us the names of labour activists for our Oral History Project
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EMMA GOLDMAN wants you to JOIN THE TWHP!
It’s time to initiate your membership with the TWHP. Memberships are crucial to our funding and continued operations.
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