"The right to be heard, but ignored, is not worth the effort."
Elaine Bernard - Harvard Labor and Worklife Program
"Imagine There’s No Labour Board"
BEATING THE CORPORATE CAMPAIGN TO PRIVATIZE WATER
By Diane Kalen-Sukra
The stage was set for a classic David vs. Goliath battle. Concerned citizens and community activists, stunned by the news that their water was slated to be privatized, were up against a well-funded and organized campaign by federal, provincial and local corporate promoters colluding to bring about the largest P3 in Canada's water sector.
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TALKING ABOUT ORGANIZING:
A SERIES
RETAIL WORKERS MAKE HISTORY
By Kendra Coulter
On October 6, 2011, workers at the trendy fashion chain H&M in Mississauga's Square One mall, in Toronto, voted to join UFCW Canada (the United Food and Commercial Workers). In doing so they made history by becoming the first H&M in Canada to organize. They also sent out a strong message about the need to improve retail work and retail workers' lives.
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WHY WE SHOULD BOYCOTT CATERPILLAR
By Laurel Sefton MacDowell
In boycotting Caterpillar, we will be affirming democratic rights in a democratic society, including the right to a job, the right to collective bargaining, the right to be fired only for just cause, the right to some security of employment and the right to be treated with dignity.
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