Nicholas Marcus Thompson is an award-winning social justice advocate and labour union leader in Canada. Thompson is leading the Black Class Action lawsuit against the federal government for systemic discrimination against Blacks.

 

Thompson was first elected on March 18, 2018, as President of the Union of Taxation Employees Toronto North, representing employees at the Canada Revenue Agency. 

 

Thompson is also the Vice President of the Greater Toronto Area Council and the Co-Chair of the Racially Visible Committee at the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Toronto. In January 2020 Thompson was named Activist of the Year by the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Greater Toronto Area Council for his contribution to the labour movement. 

 

Thompson briefly entered politics in 2019 as a candidate in the 2019 federal elections.