Canadian Auto Workers Blockade GM Headquarters
Fighting Plant Closing - with Gregg Moffat, Truck Plant Chair, local 222, CAW

Domestic Workers Go National
Eight years ago, Domestic Workers United was formed in NYC by Asian, Latina, Caribbean and African Women. A “Domestic Workers Bill of Rights is now pending in the NYS Legislature

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Canadian Auto Workers Blockade GM Headquarters
Fighting Plant Closing with Gregg Moffat, Truck Plant Chair, local 222, CAW

GM announced that it would close it’s truck assembly plant in Ontario, causing the loss of 2,900 jobs. The closing is part of a restructuring with four North American plants slated to close as well. However, Canadian workers aren’t sitting back they’ve taken their anger straight to the front door of the GM executives, with a blockade they vow to continue until their demands are met.

Domestic Workers Go National

Domestic Workers are no longer silent. Eight years ago,Domestic Workers United was formed in NYC by Asian, Latina, Caribbean and African Women. A “Domestic Workers Bill of Rights is now pending in the NYS Legislature. At last year's Social Forum in Atlanta, 16 organizations from around the country formed the "Domestic Workers Alliance". They came to NYC recently to attend the First National Domestic Workers Congress. Nearly 400 workers and supporters rallied in front of NYC City Hall to demand justice.

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Health Care, Who Cares?
With The Coalition against Privatization of GHI and HIP

Brick by Brick: Building Labour Solidarity with Palestine
With Jenny Peto, Member Local 1998, United Steelworkers, Toronto

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Health Care, Who Cares?
With The Coalition against Privatization of GHI and HIP

Protesters massed outside the Manhattan offices of GHI after a proposal to convert GHI and HIP to a for-profit status. This would adversely affect 4 million GHI & HIP subscribers state-wide, including 500,000 NYC public employees. It will mean higher premiums, denial of care and higher deductibles when non-profit safeguards are removed. Now protesters are urging unions and public officials to join their campaign against the conversion application currently under review by the State Superintendent of Insurance Eric Dinallo.

Brick by Brick: Building Labour Solidarity with Palestine
With Jenny Peto, Member Local 1998, United Steelworkers, Toronto

The Labour Committee of the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid held a conference in Toronto for labour activists working in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The conference sought to bring together workers to explore and refine the arguments and strategy in defense of the campaign for a boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.

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