Toronto Troublemakers School
Event at a Glance
Event Date
Join labor activists from the Toronto area to strategize, share skills, and learn how to organize to win.
Troublemakers Schools are day-long mini-conferences that cover organizing skills and highlight real-world examples of taking on the boss, and winning!
Whether you're new to unions or are an experienced union activist, there's something there for you. We encourage local unions to send a group of members.
Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 p.m.
Location: East End United Church, 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto, ON M4K 1N6
Registration fee (covers event registration and lunch):
$CAD 55*/$USD 40 - Regular registration
$CAD 28*/$USD 20 - Low-income/student rate (choose if you need)
*Prices are set in USD. Actual cost to you in CAD may fluctuate depending on the exchange rate to USD at the time of your purchase.
Tenative Schedule:
9:00-10:00 Welcome and opening panel
10:15-11:45 Morning workshops and panels
12-1 Lunch
1-2:30 Afternoon workshops and panels
2:45-4:00 Closing Session
Workshops and panels (subject to change):
Beating Apathy: Do your coworkers seem apathetic to making change? Learn analytical and organizing tools to break through the barriers and get people focused on action.
Assembling Your Dream Team: Learn how to map out the existing networks in your workplace and identify the leaders in those networks to build an organizing committee.
Turning an Issue into a Campaign: Learn how to sort through the issues you hear from co-workers, bring people together, and make a plan to solve them.
Strike! Lessons from local campaigns on how to build to and run effective, powerful, democratic work stoppages.
Contract Campaigns: a contract is a snapshot of your power relative to your employer. Learn tools and strategies for strong field campaigns to power the negotiations table.
More to come!
Accommodations:
Let us know what you need to participate. Language interpretation, childcare, etc. We will do our best to accommodate your request at sarah[at]labornotes[dot]org but the earlier made the better (before October 1 preferably). East End United is a wheelchair accessible space for the rooms we are using.
To register, select your registration option from the dropdown box and click "Add to Cart." Then, click the shopping cart at the top of the page and follow the checkout instructions.
To register multiple people: follow the instructions above, and then change the "Quantity" in the shopping cart. We will send you a code for individuals to use to register.
Have questions or suggestions? Contact Labor Notes Staff Organizer Danielle Smith at danielle[at]labornotes[dot]org or call Labor Notes at 718-284-4144.