Solidarity Against Austerity is a newly formed network of community, student, labour, peace, environmental, and anti-poverty organizations, which is organizing to stop the cuts to our public services and defend workers rights.

May Day is a commemoration and active civic engagement that takes place on International Labour Day, whereby we remember the struggles of workers across the world who have fought and continue to fight for fairer wages, better working conditions, and equal economic opportunities. This day, is for all members of Canadian society.

The More We Get Together is an extensive 107 page manual published by the Canadian Labour Congress as a tool for disability rights and labour activists alike. The manual not only acts as a guide for integrating disability rights issues into labour organizing, but explains and contextualizes disability studies theories and movements. Including workers with disabilities in union work is essential to effective organizing. The manual explains:

Disability theories

Demographics about people with disabilities

Prize for best performance of “The Internationale” sung in your language so bring your friends and your singing voices for the singing contest.

Unions are typically responsible for collective bargaining but what if a workplace has yet to be unionized? Workers still can effectively negotiate with employers as long as they maintain solidarity throughout. An employer can't risk all of her/his employees walking out at once or refusing certain tasks. Because of this workers can band together and make specific demands to improve the workplace. This guide will cover:

What collective bargaining is

How to decide demands

Marching on the boss

Harper's impact

Collective bargaining

Toronto’s 23nd Annual Socialist May Day Celebration

_________________________________________
Solidarity against the Crisis
_______________________________________________________________
Speakers:
Jorge Soberon
Consul General of Cuba in Toronto
John Clarke
Organizer,
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty

Nchamah Miller of the Communist Party of Colombia
Ali Mallah Vice-President of the Canadian Arab Federation, member of CUPE, and V.P. (Alternate) of CLC.
Niraj Joshi of the Toronto Haiti Action Committee
Barry Weisleder
Substitute teachers’ organizer, and Federal Secretary, Socialist Action