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Workers Vote for Change is a resident based group, registered as a third party advertiser in the municipal election, to advocate for pro-worker candidates in the Hamilton municipal election.

Did you see our endorsement ads in the Hamilton Spectator Thursday?
10/23/2022

Did you see our endorsement ads in the Hamilton Spectator Thursday?

10/23/2022

Kojo Damptey is the Workers Vote for Change candidate for Ward 14 City Councillor. Kojo is an engaged and empassioned community leader volunteering his time for many progressive and labour sponsored causes. https://www.kojoforward14.ca/

https://www.thespec.com/local-hamilton-mountain/news/municipal-election/2022/09/30/hamilton-votes-meet-kojo-damptey-council-candidate-for-ward-14-hamilton-mountain-ancaster.html

Kojo Damptey has been endorsed by the Hamilton District Labour Council, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107, (Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation) OSSTF District 21 and ACORN Hamilton, the tenants’ rights union. Supported decent, fair and living wage advocacy by the Hamilton District Labour Council budget deliberations. Was part of the Just Recovery Hamilton (https://justrecoveryhamilton.ca) coaltion pressuring the City of Hamilton for decent wages, sick days, community benefits and scoial-community informed procurement. His parents are both education professionals,a teach and university professor. Was an educator and union member with CUPE 3906. Served as the Executive Director of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion advocating for broader progressive causes along side labour leaders. Stood shoulder to shoulder with labour and community protestors to Shut Down Hate. Kojo is an engaged and empassioned community leader volunteering his time for many progressive and labour sponsored causes.
https://www.kojoforward14.ca/ 289-277-5032

Email:
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/kojoforward14
https://www.twitter.com/KojoForWard14
https://www.instagram.com/kojoforward14

10/23/2022

Alex Wilson is the Workers Vote for Change candidate for Ward 13 City Councillor. Currently on leave from working for Hamilton West Ancaster Dundas Member of Provincial Parliament Sandy Shaw. Alex is a renter and understands the housing crisis that the entire city is facing.

https://www.thespec.com/local-dundas/news/municipal-election/2022/09/30/hamilton-votes-meet-alex-wilson-council-candidate-for-ward-13-dundas.html

Alex Wilson has been endorsed by the Hamilton District Labour Council, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107, CUPE 5167, (Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation) OSSTF District 21 and ACORN Hamilton, the tenants’ rights union. Alex is a young and passionate organizer who has been heavily involved in local issues in Dundas. Currently on leave from working for Hamilton West Ancaster Dundas Member of Provincial Parliament Sandy Shaw, Alex has extensive experience working with other community members on environmental issues and more. They have volunteered with Hamilton 350, and are a co-founder of both Action 13, and Save Our Streams Hamilton. Alex is a renter and understands the housing crisis that the entire city is facing.

http://AlexforWard13.com
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:

10/23/2022

Craig Cassar is the Workers Vote for Change candidate for Ward 12 City Councillor. Craig would do well continuing his community service as Councillor for Ward 12.
Check out his website: https://www.craigforward12.ca/

Craig Cassar has been endorsed by the Hamilton District Labour Council, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107, CUPE 5167, (Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation) OSSTF District 21 and ACORN Hamilton, the tenants' rights union. A longtime resident of Ancaster, Craig has been an active community member with a passion for climate action. He is a co-founder of Save Our Streams Hamilton. He has also volunteered extensively with Stop Sprawl Hamilton, Community Fridges HamOnt, The Ancaster Community Food Drive, David Suzuki Foundation, The Royal Botanical Gardens and the Hamilton Naturalist Club, and is a board member of Dontgetlost Adventure Running which offers orienteering and fitness programs for youth in the city. Craig would do well continuing his community service as Councillor for Ward 12.
https://www.craigforward12.ca/
Twitter:

10/23/2022

Scott Duvall is the Workers Vote for Change candidate for Ward 7 City Councillor. Scott brings a healthy mix of experience, change and pro-worker prospectives and will be a tireless advocate as city councillor for Hamilton's working class.

Scott Duvall has been endorsed by the Hamilton District Labour Council, CUPE 5167, United Steelworkers of American 1005, USW 7135, USW 5328, Hamilton Professional Firefighters Assocation IAF 288, and (Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation) OSSTF District 21. He is a giant in local labour circles. Former MP Duvall has had the distinction of serving as past Steelworkers Union president, Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain and a previous city councillor. He has advocated publically for decades for workers' rights. MP Duvall pushed for pension reform, anti-scab legislation, living and fair wages, and support for small businesses. A figure is regularly seen at labour protests and events. He has tirelessly supported progressive causes across the city—an outspoken and vocal voice for change and work-focused policy. Scott brings a healthy mix of experience, change and pro-worker prospectives and will be a tireless advocate as city councillor for Hamilton's working class.

https://www.facebook.com/scott.r.duvall
twitter:
[email protected]
Phone: 289-788-9996

10/23/2022

Lynda Lukasik is the Workers Vote for Change candidate in Ward 5 City Councillor.

Lynda Lukasik has been endorsed by the Hamilton District Labour Council, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107, CUPE 5167, (Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation) OSSTF District 21 and ACORN Hamilton, the tenants’ rights union. Lynda was born and raised in Hamilton by a working class steelworker family and has lived in Ward 5 for 26 years. She is a co-founder and the executive director of Environment Hamilton, and has decades of community involvement and activism on issues of the environment and public health. Lynda holds an honours Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from McMaster University, a Masters of Environmental Studies from Dalhousie University, & a Doctoral degree in Urban & Regional Planning from the Universty of Waterloo. Lynda has been on the forefront of pushing for good green jobs, climate action, and building affordable housing in Hamilton - and as Councillor will be an incredibly knowledgeable policy maker who will be ready to start working on behalf of Hamiltonians on day one.

Check out her website https://www.lukasikward5.ca/

10/23/2022

Councillor Nrinder Nann is the Workers Vote for Change candidate for Ward 3 City Councillor.

Councillor Nann has been endorsed by the Hamilton District Labour Council, Amalgamated Transit Union Local (ATU) 107, Canadian Union of Public Employees(CUPE), (Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation) OSSTF District 21 and ACORN Hamilton, the tenants' rights union. She served as the National Representative on Youth Issues for the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and later as staff for the national union umbrella organization. Councillor Nann proudly calls Ward 3 her home. She has worked tirelessly as Hamilton City Councillor to integrate workers' voices in city decisions and policy making. As a councillor, she has championed a firm urban boundary to protect farmland; Supported demands for paid sick days during the pandemic for all workers. Advanced the living wage. Nrinder championed advancing the City's Vacant Homes Tax to ensure empty homes are occupied and not squatted on by developers. She moved a motion to call for a strategic land acquisition plan on the LRT corridor gains for all City of Hamilton employees. To force more affordable housing development. She moved motions to prevent city tax dollars from going to developers who displace tenants. She is a regular feature at worker-focused protests and labour day events. As Councillor, she has continuously championed the rights of working-class Hamilotians.
Check out her website for more details:https://www.ourward3.ca/
Email • [email protected]
Phone • (289) 454-4160
You can also follow her on social media:
https://twitter.com/NrinderWard3
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nrinder_ward3/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/NrinderWard3

10/23/2022

Eric Tuck is the Workers Vote for Change candidate for Ward 4 City Councillor. He has stood shoulder to shoulder with many unions and progressive groups to advocate for a better Hamilton for All.

Eric Tuck has been endorsed by the Hamilton District Labour Council, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107, CUPE 5167, United Steelworkers of America 1005, USW 7135, USW 5328, (Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation) OSSTF District 21 and ACORN Hamilton, the tenants' rights union. He is a lifelong resident of Hamilton and has lived in Ward 4 for more than 40 years. He is the President of ATU Local 107 and has served the community for 34 years as a transit operator. He has a proven track record of labour activism, always showing up for community and labour. He has worked hard in the fight for $15 and living wages. Volunteered extensively on Keeping Transit Public and worked with local tenant rights and environmental groups. He is very active in his Parkdale neighbourhood and with the community organization there. He is a past member and resident of the Greenhill housing Co-op; growing up in Co-Op housing, he has first-hand knowledge of the need for affordable housing. He has stood shoulder to shoulder with many unions and progressive groups to advocate for a better Hamilton for All.

Check out his website for more details: https://electtuckward4.ca/
Email • [email protected]
Phone 1 416 518 2246
You can also follow him on social media:
Twitter Elect Tuck Ward 4
https://www.facebook.com/ElectTuckWard4.

10/23/2022

Craig Cassar is the Workers Vote for Change candidate for Ward 12 City Councillor. Craig would do well continuing his community service as Councillor for Ward 12.
Check out his website: https://www.craigforward12.ca/

Craig Cassar has been endorsed by the Hamilton District Labour Council, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107, CUPE 5167, (Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation) OSSTF District 21 and ACORN Hamilton, the tenants' rights union. A longtime resident of Ancaster, Craig has been an active community member with a passion for climate action. He is a co-founder of Save Our Streams Hamilton. He has also volunteered extensively with Stop Sprawl Hamilton, Community Fridges HamOnt, The Ancaster Community Food Drive, David Suzuki Foundation, The Royal Botanical Gardens and the Hamilton Naturalist Club, and is a board member of Dontgetlost Adventure Running which offers orienteering and fitness programs for youth in the city. Craig would do well continuing his community service as Councillor for Ward 12.

https://www.craigforward12.ca/
Twitter:

10/01/2022

Scott Duvall has been endorsed by the Hamilton District Labour, CUPE 5167, United Steelworkers of American 1005. He is a giant in local labour circles.

Former MP Duvall has had the distinction of serving as past Steelworkers Union president, Member of Parliament for Hamilton Mountain and previously as a city councillor. He has advocated publically for decades for workers’ rights.

Scott pushed for pension reform, anti-scab legislation, living and fair wages, and support for small businesses. He is frequently seen at labour protests and events, and has tirelessly supported progressive causes across the city. Scott is an outspoken and vocal voice for change and work-focused policy.

Scott brings a healthy mix of experience, change and pro-worker prospectives and will be a tireless advocate as city councillor for Hamilton’s working class.

Email • [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/scott.r.duvall/

09/28/2022

Kojo Damptey has been endorsed by the Hamilton District Labour Council, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107, and ACORN Hamilton, the tenants’ rights union. He has supported decent, fair and living wage advocacy by the Hamilton District Labour Council budget deliberations, and was part of the Just Recovery Hamilton (https://justrecoveryhamilton.ca) coalition pressuring the City of Hamilton for decent wages, sick days, community benefits and social-community informed procurement.

His parents are both education professionals, a teacher and a university professor. Kojo was an educator and union member with CUPE 3906, and served as the Executive Director of the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion advocating for broader progressive causes alongside labour leaders. Kojo also stood shoulder to shoulder with labour and community protestors to Shut Down Hate.

Kojo is an engaged and impassioned community leader volunteering his time for many progressive and labour sponsored causes.

Check out his website for more details: https://www.kojoforward14.ca/

Email • [email protected] Phone • (289) 277-5032

09/28/2022

Alex Wilson has been endorsed by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 107, CUPE 5167, and ACORN Hamilton, the tenants’ rights union.

Alex is a young and passionate organizer who has been heavily involved in local issues in Dundas. They are currently on leave from working for the Hamilton-West-Ancaster-Dundas Member of Provincial Parliament, Sandy Shaw.

Alex has extensive experience working with other community members on environmental issues and more. They have volunteered with Hamilton 350, and are a co-founder of both Action 13 and Save Our Streams Hamilton. Alex is a renter and understands the housing crisis that the entire city is facing.

Check out their website for more details: https://www.alexforward13.com/

Email • [email protected]

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