Toronto Labour Day parade highlights how Gen Z is revitalizing the workers’ movement
Sep 5, 2022 | 12:49 PM
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TORONTO — Chants, horns, drums, pop music and even bagpipes filled the air in downtown Toronto today for the return of the annual Labour Day parade.
Hundreds of workers and dozens of unions showed up in solidarity with the workers’ movement, which labour leaders say is being revitalized by changing standards as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and younger workers.
They say younger employees are entering the workforce in large numbers and taking a different approach to work than older generations.
Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, says she is seeing more young workers organizing in the workplace and signing union cards.
