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Sid Ryan
Patrick Cyril "Sid" Ryan (born 1952) is a Canadian labour union leader and politician. Ryan is the former president of the Ontario Federation of Labour.
Born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and third eldest of ten children, Ryan emigrated to Canada at age 22.[citation needed]
Ryan helped organize a United Steelworkers of America (USWA) local where he worked after arriving in Canada. He has been a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) activist since he went to work for Ontario Hydro in 1976. He served as CUPE Ontario president from 1992 to 2009. Ryan also served as general vice-president of CUPE National until 2009.[citation needed]
Ryan appeared weekly for 10 years on Michael Coren Live and CHEX-TV Durham, CFRB 1010 and writes a bi-weekly column for the Toronto Sun. He is also a guest on TVOntario's current affairs programs, The Agenda with Steve Paikin CBC TV and radio, CTV, CP24. He has written op-ed pieces for Canadian newspapers.[citation needed]
Ryan marched alongside members of the United Farm Workers in California, went to Texas with Ruben "Hurricane" Carter to lobby Texas politicians for a commutation of Stanley Faulder's death sentence, was instrumental in having CUPE Ontario support the BDS campaign in order to pressure the State of Israel. He worked with unions from Canada and South America to defeat the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA).[citation needed]
He has worked for the New Democratic Party since arriving in Canada. He ran for the party provincially in 1999, 2003 and 2007, as well as federally in 2004 and 2006. He is the recipient of the Canada 125 Medal, presented to Canadian citizens for their contributions to the good of the community and society in general.
In November 2009, Ryan was acclaimed to the position of president of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). He was re-elected for a second term in 2011 and again in 2013 and retired in 2015. During his six years as OFL president 4 unions withheld union dues from the OFL because they disagreed with Ryan's leadership from the first day he was elected. Canada's largest private sector union, Unifor, which had supported him in the past, refused to support his re-election to a fourth term and instead supported a staff person who worked for Unifor President Jerry Dias. Following his retirement in 2015, Ryan wrote a book 'A Grander Vision'about growing up in Dublin, Ireland and his life in the Canadian labour movement. The book was published by Dundurn Press in April 2019.
In addition to his union activities, Ryan has been involved with the New Democratic Party (NDP) since the 1980s. He has served on the Ontario NDP's provincial council and Environment committee, and is a former president of the Durham Centre riding association.[citation needed]
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Sid Ryan
Patrick Cyril "Sid" Ryan (born 1952) is a Canadian labour union leader and politician. Ryan is the former president of the Ontario Federation of Labour.
Born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and third eldest of ten children, Ryan emigrated to Canada at age 22.[citation needed]
Ryan helped organize a United Steelworkers of America (USWA) local where he worked after arriving in Canada. He has been a Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) activist since he went to work for Ontario Hydro in 1976. He served as CUPE Ontario president from 1992 to 2009. Ryan also served as general vice-president of CUPE National until 2009.[citation needed]
Ryan appeared weekly for 10 years on Michael Coren Live and CHEX-TV Durham, CFRB 1010 and writes a bi-weekly column for the Toronto Sun. He is also a guest on TVOntario's current affairs programs, The Agenda with Steve Paikin CBC TV and radio, CTV, CP24. He has written op-ed pieces for Canadian newspapers.[citation needed]
Ryan marched alongside members of the United Farm Workers in California, went to Texas with Ruben "Hurricane" Carter to lobby Texas politicians for a commutation of Stanley Faulder's death sentence, was instrumental in having CUPE Ontario support the BDS campaign in order to pressure the State of Israel. He worked with unions from Canada and South America to defeat the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA).[citation needed]
He has worked for the New Democratic Party since arriving in Canada. He ran for the party provincially in 1999, 2003 and 2007, as well as federally in 2004 and 2006. He is the recipient of the Canada 125 Medal, presented to Canadian citizens for their contributions to the good of the community and society in general.
In November 2009, Ryan was acclaimed to the position of president of the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL). He was re-elected for a second term in 2011 and again in 2013 and retired in 2015. During his six years as OFL president 4 unions withheld union dues from the OFL because they disagreed with Ryan's leadership from the first day he was elected. Canada's largest private sector union, Unifor, which had supported him in the past, refused to support his re-election to a fourth term and instead supported a staff person who worked for Unifor President Jerry Dias. Following his retirement in 2015, Ryan wrote a book 'A Grander Vision'about growing up in Dublin, Ireland and his life in the Canadian labour movement. The book was published by Dundurn Press in April 2019.
In addition to his union activities, Ryan has been involved with the New Democratic Party (NDP) since the 1980s. He has served on the Ontario NDP's provincial council and Environment committee, and is a former president of the Durham Centre riding association.[citation needed]
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