Norm Appleton

Dec 2, 2018 | Oral History Project

Norman Appleton, born in Trinidad in 1927, describes the various jobs he held before coming to Canada in 1957, where he eventually became a welder and union steward at Canada Packers in the Toronto stockyards area.  He later worked at DeHavilland (now Bombardier) in...

Year-End Fun: AGM, Book Launch, Music & more! Dec. 4, 7pm, Steelworkers’ Hall

Nov 23, 2018 | Event

Tuesday, December 4, 7:00 p.m. Steelworkers’ Hall, 25 Cecil St. Join us for an evening of fun and building towards TWHP’s 2019. At 7:00pm, we will hold our Annual General Meeting, featuring reports from the Executive Committee, Treasurer, and Archives Committee....

Revisiting the 1981 CUPW Strike for Maternity Leave

Nov 16, 2018 | Event

Mikhail Bjorge and Kassandra Luciuk [Reposted from ActiveHistory.ca] As co-instructors, we are currently teaching a course on the history of women and work. Our primary concern in this course is to have students think historically about women’s lived experiences under...

Annual General Meeting: Dec. 4

Nov 16, 2018 | Event

Save the date for our annual general meeting: Tuesday, Dec. 4 at Steelworkers’ Hall. Stay tuned to our mailing list for the exact time and further details.

Video from the Toronto Purchase Revisited

Oct 2, 2018 | Event, Video

From our monthly meeting on 24 Sept. 2018. Toronto has been home to Indigenous peoples for thousands of years, including the Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and most recently the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation. Today, it remains home to many Indigenous people from...