strike

Lessons from Quebec: Militants from the Picket Lines at UQAM Speak

farshad azadian — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:37:27 +0000

Thu Jun 7

city:

Toronto

Venue:

Bahen Centre, room 2165 - UofT Downtown Campus

Address:

40 St. George St. (just north of College)

Cost:

Free Public Event. Voluntary donations to pay for travel costs from Montreal.

organizer contact:

647-204-5312 / farshad.enghelab@gmail.com

Map link:

http://rrs.osm.utoronto.ca/map/f?p=110:1:2370895512216532

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Link:

http://www.facebook.com/events/225019697616494/

***note the date of event has been changed***

Featuring guest speakers: Nichola R. and Mohamed B.,
Student activists at UQAM and supporters of La Riposte (Marxist Tendency in Quebec)

Support Rally for Striking Hotel Workers

SandraCuffe — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:38:10 +0000

Subhead:

UniteHere local 75 Delta Chelsea Hotel Workers to Walk Out, Picket, Strike

Wed Oct 27

city:

Toronto

Venue:

Delta Chelsea Hotel

Address:

33 Gerrard St. (Gerrard & Yonge)

organizer contact:

cch@uniteherelocal75.org

Link:

http://www.uniteherelocal75.org/detail.php?newsid=52

October 26, 2010

MEDIA ADVISORY

One day longer? The Vale-Inco strike comes to a close

Linchpin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:10:16 +0000

On July 7 and 8, 2010, striking members of United Steel Workers Local 6500 in Sudbury, Ontario, voted 75% in favour of a contract that ended a bitter strike against transnational mining giant Vale Inco. The 3300 strikers had been on the picket lines for almost one year (along with members of Local 6200 in Port Colborne, Ontario, who voted in favour by a similar margin).

Toronto Hotel Workers Plan Strike

Gwalgen Dent — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:22:10 +0000

Work Action and Community Rally Planned for June 24th

Toronto - The International Union of Food and Allied Workers (IUF) is planning a global day of action on June 24th in defense of workers’ right to organize unions, the Toronto Media Co-op has learned.