“Being part of ATU Local 113 has given me a purpose,” said Joshua Lain, a TTC subway operator.
Join him and our members next weekend as we lead the annual Labour Day parade!
Labour Day is just around the corner, and we want you to be a part of our annual parade celebration. This is our day to come together, show solidarity, and celebrate our members’ incredible dedication, strength, and unity.
The ATU Local 113 annual golf tournament helps create awareness and raises funds for much-needed resources for multiple sclerosis (MS) research in Canada and the USA. Canada has one of the highest rates of multiple sclerosis in the world, with an estimated 90,000 Canadians living with the disease. Over the years, Local 113 has raised approximately $2 million for MS research.
We had a great turnout at the golf tournament held on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at Woodington Lake Golf Club in Tottenham, Ontario, with over 140 participants and over 20 volunteers and staff working to make this event a success. As we do every year, the popular event was sold out within a few weeks of opening registrations.
Marvin Alfred, President, ATU Local 113, said, “The ATU 113 MS Golf Tournament is a flagship charity event for us. The funds raised assist the MS Society of Canada’s research work. We want to thank our members and sponsors for their generous and continued support in making this a highlight event of the summer. We will continue our fundraising efforts to support research work addressing this debilitating disease and we look forward to medical advances that will help those impacted.”
ATU Local 113 thanks our Black Tee sponsors Ursel Phillips Fellows Hopkins LLC (UPFH), ATU International, Trillium Sales, RCR Legal Services, as well as our Gold Tee sponsors Wasatch Global Investors and Triovest Realty Advisors for contributing to our success in this fund-raising effort.
On National Emancipation Day and every day, ATU Local 113 is proud to stand with Black and Indigenous communities in Canada in the fight against racism, discrimination, and intolerance.
On September 28, the Toronto Argos are hosting an Indigenous cultural night. We hope to see you there! Tickets can be purchased for $50.
Yesterday, ATU 113 board members and activists walked the picket line in solidarity with on strike LCBO workers. We were hosted by OPSEU picket captain Evan Palmer, the son of YUS shop steward, Syd Palmer. Thank you to everyone who came out.
OPSEU members at LCBO have been forced on strike due to unreasonable demands from the employer. Doug Ford is trying to move LCBO down the road to privatization just as he is trying to do with public transit. We TTC workers know the dangers of selling off public services. The public gets less while corporations get more. We know that revenue from alcohol sales should continue to fund vital public services, not be redirected into private profits.
In our recent job action, Local 113 members showed that they understand the dangers posed by privatization. With the support of our allies in labour and in the broader community we pushed back – and we won. The level public support we received was astonishing. The people of Ontario understand the need to protect quality jobs and quality public services. The public is fed up with the non-stop race to the bottom to make work precarious and drive workers into poverty.
We are proud to stand with OPSEU and LCBO workers in their demands for decent working conditions, wage increases that reflect inflation, access to full-time jobs and benefits. They have our unwavering support for as long as it takes to win this fight.
