Melisa Bayon

Melisa Bayon is a Board Member of Progress Toronto. She brings fifteen years of organizing experience across North America in precarious sectors such as hotels, food service, casinos, and homecare. She believes in building power by bringing people together through on-the-ground and digital organizing in local communities.

Melisa immigrated to Canada with her siblings and single mom from Argentina at a young age. Their struggles motivated her to fight for justice, which she brings to her work at Progress Toronto.

Now, Melisa is the Administrator of Political Action and Education at OPSEU (Ontario Public Service Employees Union) where she is organizing across the province to take on Doug Ford and win. In 2017 she helped win employment law reforms in Ontario, in partnership with a diverse coalition of community and labour groups. She has fought to protect public services, invest in communities, and build progressive power by training thousands of people across Ontario to help thousands more take action.

Melisa brings her organizing experience to Progress Toronto, taking on the challenge of fighting for a more just, affordable, and progressive Toronto.