Who We Are

Chris Borgia is the President of Durham Region Labour Council and a proud member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 353. In 2019, Chris was elected Chair of the Ontario Federation of Labour’s Young Workers Committee as well as an Executive Vice President with the Ontario Federation of Labour. Chris is an active volunteer, has coordinated events promoting unionism and the labour council in the community and is a committed labour activist.

Mary Fowler is a proud ETFO member, serving as the President of the Durham Teacher Local and also on the union's Provincial Executive. She is a strong advocate for publicly-funded public education, and works tirelessly to defend it against attacks from right-wing governments, red or blue.

Having previously served on the Board of the Oshawa Public Libraries, as Vice-President of the YWCA Durham, and on the Board of We Are Oshawa, Mary believes that creating a fair and just society starts by organizing in our own communities.

Mary Fowler is a proud ETFO member, serving as the President of the Durham Teacher Local and also on the union's Provincial Executive. She is a strong advocate for publicly-funded public education, and works tirelessly to defend it against attacks from right-wing governments, red or blue.

Having previously served on the Board of the Oshawa Public Libraries, as Vice-President of the YWCA Durham, and on the Board of We Are Oshawa, Mary believes that creating a fair and just society starts by organizing in our own communities.

Krista Hooper is the Youth Representative for the Durham Region Labour Council as well as the CUPE Local 250 Recording Secretary in the municipal sector. She has been involved in a unionized environment since she was 16 years old attending and participating with the part time Local 53 union in Whitby Ontario. Over the last 5 years she has participated within Local 250 and has created and implement many positive changes while in this role. One of which has been the implantation of a Human Rights committee. Her passion is to create working environments that strengthen and empower the voices of all young workers across Ontario. She aspires to raise awareness for the Health and Safety and Human Rights issues that young workers face daily and be a strong ally and advocate for racialized, LGBTQ+, indigenous and all groups of marginalised young workers whose voices need to be heard. Most importantly her focus is to aim to educate young workers on ways they can become more involved and advocate for change within their own Local.

Scarborough CUPW Local 602
Postal Worker

Registered Practical Nurse, President CUPE Local 6364, Executive at Large for CUPE Ontario International Solidarity, Co-chair of CUPE National Health Care Issues Committee.

Pam advocates for her CUPE Local members and works alongside the Oshawa Health Coalition, We are Oshawa , Durham Northumberland CUPE Council, and Municipal, Provincial and Federal elections in the community to put forward the agenda to better people's life in her community. Speaking to the media on different occasions to shed light on the disarray of our Health care system and the under appreciation of the Frontline workers by the Government and their employer, Pam is always advocating. But Pam’s first passion is her husband and son along with her fur baby, Princess Bella . Pam's an avid baseball player.

3rd Vice-Président, Ontario Secondary School Teacher Federation District 13 Durham / Fédération des enseignantes-enseignants des écoles secondaires de l'Ontario District 13 Durham, Chair of Professional Development Committee, Member of Political Action Committee and Treasurer of the Occasional Teachers Bargaining Unit

Social justice and human rights advocate engaged in support of marginalized workers, women, youth, retirees, seniors, persons living with disabilities, migrant workers, and Indigenous people.

As a Registered Practical Nurse of 23 years, Tanya clearly sees the need for improvement in Long Term Care, nursing, patient care, worker fairness, as well as much needed improvements in healthcare justice and worker's rights. Seeing these issues lead Tanya to two terms acting as a nurse steward within her workplace and her first term as SEIU Healthcare's Nursing Division Executive Board Representative for Region 4. She is an active DRLC delegate for SEIU Healthcare and a member of the SEIU Labour Council. Now, after a temporary run, Tanya will serve her first full term as a DRLC Executive Member-at-Large. Over the years Tanya has served on multiple committees throughout her career including Nursing Week Planning, Nursing Council, VC Safety Committee, and all 3 of her children's elementary school committee's. Tanya lived in Ajax for ten years after growing up in Toronto and Scarborough. Her three children have experienced a switch from Catholic to Public School Boards in Ajax. She is a strong activist participate in rally's and other political action for healthcare workers, nurses, teachers, International Women's Day, worker's rights and more. Tanya also loves supporting local businesses and participating in the Town of Ajax events and activities.

Katy works behind the scenes as Support Staff for Labour Council. She spent the last 2 decades serving her community as a library worker with a passion for bringing services into the community for those with limited accessibility. She was an active member of her local, taking on the role of Recording Secretary and holding positions on various committees. Katy is passionate about our need to band together to build a strong and safe community for all people. She lives with her husband, three children and their dog in Courtice, ON.

Kim is a Regional Representative with the Canadian Labour Congress. In addition to the Durham Region Labour Council she represents nine other Labour Councils in Eastern Ontario. She is also responsible for Education and Social Media for the Ontario Region of the CLC. She has a 30-year history of representing workers in her workplace, at the bargaining table, and in her community.