Michael Lyons

Michael Lyons

Michael Lyons began his union involvement at Northern Electric in Bramalea, where he was active in the United Auto Workers (now part of Unifor).  In the early 1970s, he was a staff member of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, and in 1977 was hired by the Labour...
History of Labour Media (2024)

History of Labour Media (2024)

Recording The History of Labour Media Tuesday, 19 March, 20247:00 pm (ET) On ZOOM   The world of media has been changing at a rapid pace. Unions have been either catching up or staying ahead of the curve. Join us to find out about how labour has used media in the...
Jeanine Appleton-Bott

Jeanine Appleton-Bott

In July 1986, I volunteered at Citytv, then 99 Queen Street East, in my last year of high school at Westwood Secondary School, now Lincolon Alexandr in Malton, Mississauga.I had called various television stations to see a sportscast was produced.Because I wasn’t...
Holly Kirkconnell

Holly Kirkconnell

Holly has been an active union member in Toronto since 1975, first with PSAC working at the Federal tax department and then with OPSEU working at Times Change Women’s Employment Service. She has been a delegate to the Labour Council of Toronto and York Region...
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