Agriculture workers take part in Toronto's annual Labour Day parade. Photo: Meagan Perry
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What would Canada look like without unions?
Politically, unions have provided a balance to the power of money. This is something that the moneyed powerful cannot stand.
Related rabble.ca story:
2.jpg "David Climenhaga, author of the Alberta Diary blog, is a journalist, author, journalism teacher, poet and trade union communicator who has worked in senior writing and editing positions with the Toronto Globe and Mail and the Calgary Herald. His 1995 book, A Poke in the Public Eye, explores the relationships among Canadian journalists, public relations people and politicians. He left journalism after the strike at the Calgary Herald in 1999 and 2000 to work as Communications Director of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, which with more than 73,000 members is Alberta’s largest union and Canada’s 10th largest. Alberta Diary focuses on Alberta politics and social issues. Contact: albertadiary @ gmail.com")
September 7, 2011 |
The CTF appears to hold a worldview where all working people should be making minimum wage, with no pensions and no benefits.
Labour Day warning: If you want your union and your rights in the workplace, you'd better be prepared to fight to keep them
| September 5, 2011Veggie dog giveaway on Labour Day in front of Quality Meat Packers
Sep 5 2011 - 11:00am
Sep 5 2011 - 3:00pm
Location
Stanley Park (across from Quality Meat Packers)
700 Wellington St. W. southwest of King and Bathurst
Toronto, ON Canada
43° 38' 29.6952" N, 79° 24' 26.8596" W
See map: Google Maps
Toronto Pig Save, TARVE, and other groups will be giving out free veggie dogs and fruit juices in a neighbourhood overshadowed by a pig slaughterhouse. It's time to take back the neighbourhood and show what is possible.
We will be promoting an alternative vision for the Niagara neighbourhood. Instead of a pig slaughterhouse, Toronto Pig Save is advocating for a just transition for workers on Labour Day - safe, fulfilling, and meaningful jobs needed to support a food economy that is local, organic, and whole grain and plant based (that is, vegan).
There will be pig puppets and costumes, story telling, face painting for kids, and music.
Contact name:
Anita Krajnc
Contact email:
What does it mean that Karl Marx is back in fashion?
What is the significance of the way not only Keynes but even Marx has been brought back into fashion amidst the global economic crisis? This is a question well worth pondering on the day that is officially designated to celebrate the class that Marx saw as carrying the promise -- and the responsibility -- of creating a better world.
March with Labour for Palestine at the Labour Day Parade!
Sep 7 2009 - 9:00am
Sep 7 2009 - 12:00pm
Location
Corner of University and Armoury
Toronto, ON
Canada
43° 40' 12.8388" N, 79° 23' 12.318" W
See map: Google Maps
March with Labour for Palestine at the Labour Day Parade!
When: Monday September 7, 2009 - 9am
Where: University and Armoury - just come look for the crowd with Palestinian flags!
Contact name:
Labour for Palestine
Contact email:
August 31, 2009 |
"I ask you to reflect on the victims of this powerful recession and to speak out for the changes that our government must make if we are to build a better world for ourselves and our families."
