Author: Geordie Dent

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Ontario Education Advocates Respond to the Passing of Bill 33

Bill 33 has raised widespread concern among frontline educators and families. Critics warn that the bill will lead to deeper resource shortages, increased classroom pressures, and further inequities for Special Needs students across Ontario.

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HURRICANE MELISSA RELIEF

See further below for what you can do as an individual and what unions can

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Rally: No To Hate; Everyone Belongs

On October 25th at 11:30 am, join a unity rally to say: IMMIGRANTS ARE WELCOME HERE, NO TO HATE AND SCAPEGOATING!

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US, Mexico & Canada: How Do We Resist a War on Good Jobs?

All around the world, workers & communities are under attack from Trump’s trade war. What have we got in
common? What can we learn from each other about the attacks and how we can fight to defend ourselves?

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Case Study: HOTEL WORKERS RISING!

Hotel Workers Rising was a continent-wide campaign by the hospitality workers union UNITEHERE to raise standards in the hotel industry and secure organizing rights for new workplaces. Toronto was one
of eleven cities united in a co-ordinated bargaining strategy.

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Case Study: JUSTICE AND DIGNITY FOR CLEANERS

The fight to defend the jobs of nearly a thousand cleaners at the City of Toronto in 2011-12 pitted the city’s labour movement against Mayor Rob Ford and his City Council majority. The campaign won against all odds by claiming the moral high ground and shifting the debate to focus on the impact of poverty jobs in society.