The 2023 Mayoralty election will be the largest by-election in Canadian history. The stakes are high. We need to elect a Mayor who understands the unprecedented challenges ahead of us as a City from the affordability crisis, safe and reliable TTC service, to championing good, stable jobs with decent wages. UNITE HERE Local 75 has proudly endorsed Ana Bailao for Mayor of Toronto.
Ana’s roots in labour are cemented with her father being a construction worker, and her mother working as a seamstress when they first immigrated to Canada. Ana herself cleaned offices every day with her mother after school for 2 years.
A former Councillor for 12 years, Deputy Mayor and Chair of the Affordable Housing + Planning and Growth Committee, she has been our ally on numerous fronts including:
– advocating for workforce housing;
– supporting strong and fair regulations for short-term rentals like Airbnb;
– considering the impacts of hotel redevelopment on displaced workers.
Ana shares our vision to continue to raise the standard of living for hospitality workers by supporting responsible development which can provide economic stability with jobs one can raise a family on, and jobs one can build a community around
Vote Ana Bailao, #11 on the Ballot! Vote in advance!
You can vote at ANY one of the 50 advance vote locations in the city between June 8-13.
Find a voting location: https://www.uniteherelocal75.org/advance-voting-starts-this-week/
Advance Voting Starts This Week, Runs June 8-13!
The 2023 Mayoralty election will be the largest by-election in Canadian history. The stakes are high. We need to elect a Mayor who understands the unprecedented challenges ahead of us as a City from the affordability crisis, safe and reliable TTC service, to championing good, stable jobs with decent wages. UNITE HERE Local 75 has proudly endorsed Ana Bailao for Mayor of Toronto.
Ana’s roots in labour are cemented with her father being a construction worker, and her mother working as a seamstress when they first immigrated to Canada. Ana herself cleaned offices every day with her mother after school for 2 years.
A former Councillor for 12 years, Deputy Mayor and Chair of the Affordable Housing + Planning and Growth Committee, she has been our ally on numerous fronts including:
– advocating for workforce housing;
– supporting strong and fair regulations for short-term rentals like Airbnb;
– considering the impacts of hotel redevelopment on displaced workers.
Ana shares our vision to continue to raise the standard of living for hospitality workers by supporting responsible development which can provide economic stability with jobs one can raise a family on, and jobs one can build a community around
Vote Ana Bailao, #11 on the Ballot! Vote in advance!
You can vote at ANY one of the 50 advance vote locations in the city between June 8-13.
Find a voting location: https://www.uniteherelocal75.org/advance-voting-starts-this-week/
UNITE HERE! Local 75 Endorses Ana Bailao for Mayor of Toronto
As the largest hospitality union representing over 7000 hotel, food service, and gaming workers in Toronto, UNITE HERE Local 75 is proud to endorse Ana Bailao for Mayor of Toronto.
Ana has always supported our efforts to build good jobs in the hospitality industry – jobs that include fair wages, decent benefits, workload protection, job security, and dignity at work.
Amongst other initiatives, given the number of redevelopment proposals at hotels across the city, she pushed for a study to assess the impacts of diminishing hotel room supply in relation to the loss of good jobs and the workforce. She also worked with us to develop strong and fair regulations for short-term rentals like Airbnb to protect Toronto’s rental housing market and fight against unregulated ghost hotels which add to the pressure to convert hotels to condos.
Ana shares our vision to continue to raise the standard of living for hospitality workers by supporting responsible development which can provide economic stability with jobs one can raise a family on, and jobs one can build a community around.
Guled Warsame
President, UNITE HERE Local 75
Local 75 Getting the Vote Out! Toronto Election 2022
Last weekend, Local 75 ran a canvassing blitz for Toronto City Council candidates Chris Moise and Ausma Malik. Toronto needs strong, progressive city councillors like Ausma and Chris!
Read more
Proposed Bylaw Amendments
Amendments to the Local 75 Bylaws as proposed by the Local 75 Executive Board on October 6, 2022 and laid out at our most recent GMM will be voted on at our next General Membership Meeting on January 10, 2023.
The Proposed amendments include:
For a complete listing of the proposed amendments and of our current bylaws, click the links below:
Local 75 By-Laws April 2008-as amended January 2011 – FINAL-1 (1)
Proposed Amendments to Local 75 Bylaws as approved by Local 75 Executive Board
If you have any questions, please speak with your Local 75 representative, your Executive Board representative, or contact us at [email protected] or 416-384-0983
Labour Day Parade 2022
Come out and celebrate our first in-person Labour Day parade since the pandemic! This year, Local 75 is leading the parade. If you have any questions, be sure to check with your organizer for details, participation is free.
Monday Sept 5th, 8AM sharp!
We’ll be on the corner of Queen St. and University Avenue. See you there!
HTA 75 partners with the Government of Canada to address the immediate need for quality jobs for laid-off hospitality workers
The Government of Canada will provide $3.4 Million to HTA 75 over a period of 3 years to deliver “The Future of Work – Foundational Skills as a Pathway to Recovery and Resilience” program in collaboration with UNITE HERE Local 75 and Local 261 representing hospitality workers in Toronto and Ottawa. With this funding HTA 75 and its network of partners will deliver resources, tools, short cycle training programs, and employment services to meet the needs of the workers and the hospitality sector. This project is funded by the Government of Canada’s Sectoral Initiatives Program. Click here to read the full press release
UNITE HERE Local 75 receives Skills Development Fund from the Government of Ontario
UNITE HERE Local 75 and the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development have partnered under the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to address the challenges faced by hospitality workers in getting hired in addition to training and retraining workers with skills needed for the future.
The Ontario Government will provide $1.5 Million to UNITE HERE Local 75 for a year under this program.
Click here to view the full press release.
Sign below to let you MP know that in order for Hospitality workers to make it through COVID-19’s crippling hold on our industry, COVID-19 Income Support for workers needs to be increased and extended until the end of the pandemic and permanent improvements need to be made to EI that will not leave them or their families behind.
Benefits Update as We Transition Back to Work!
Do you need help understanding how your benefits work? Do you have specific questions regarding your benefits?
For example: “How many hours do I have banked?”
Soben Management, the administrator for your benefits plan, is available to handle specific questions about your benefits.
Call Soben: 416.498.8338
Email Soben: [email protected]
Newsletter – April 2021
Check out our April 2021 Newsletter for important Local 75 and HTA75 updates! Read about how our members are learning new skills with HTA75, our benefit and recall victories, organizing efforts and so much more!