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http://www.thestar.com/opinion/letters/article/839991–caribana-a-victim-of-cultural-racism Published On Mon Jul 26 2010 Re: Caribana to dazzle, on a budget, July 19 It is very unsettling, yet not unexpected, that Caribana is being treated like a cultural outsider and a barbarian at the gate by the different levels of government. Why is it that the largest festival in this country with [...]

The   B u l l e t Socialist Project • E-Bulletin No. 395 July 23, 2010 One Day Longer? The Vale-Inco Strike Comes to a Close Scott Neigh 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 [...]

The Union leader who busted the "agents provocateurs" operation at the Montebello summit has taken new steps to unmask the men who gave the orders. The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) will argue a motion Monday, July 26, 2010, to give union president Dave Coles standing at the Quebec Police Ethics Committee. The Committee is investigating the police operation at the "Security and Prosperity Partnership" summit at Montebello, Québec in 2007. During the SPP summit, Coles...

In a statement released by ILWU Canada President, Tom Dufresne, the Maritime Employers Association was urged to end its lockout and get back to negotiations with the unions. “The ILWU Canada is calling upon the Maritime Employers Association to immediately end its reckless lockout of employees who work at the port of Montreal. Customers of [...]

Last Wednesday, July 14th, Locals 500 & 502 had a joint meeting.  Below is a video briefing the content of the meeting, speeches made by Chad O’Neill, Mark Keserich and President of ILWU Canada, Tom Dufresne.  Also, presentations were made to John Jacobs and Fil Briglio for their brave efforts pertaining to the death of [...]

Longshoremen working at the Port of Montreal have entered their 3rd day of lockout.  A spokesperson for the employers’ group has said that they are ready to get this issue solved. For more on this story click here: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2010/07/21/montreal-port-lockout.html

The news industry is at once shrinking yet expanding...but in the expansion, there's a catch. The expansion is in online news...where everything is about speed, hits and the need to constantly update -- not necessarily inform. This piece in the New York Times is an excellent warning about the effect this is having on media workers -- early burnout. Reporters are being measured by simple output -- which is assessed by "most viewed" lists on home pages. Pay is based on how many readers...

What the Federal Government must have perceived as a relatively minor policy change has developed over the last week or so into a much more significant political issue.

The tragic death of a waterside worker at Appleton Dock has spawned yet another urgent plea by the MUA for legislative action in order to combat the lack of safety on the job. Click below for the MUA Media Release on the topic: MUA Media Release – Death at the Docks

900 Longshoremen have been locked out today after the Maritime Employers Association claimed there was a need to counter workers pressure tactics. Workers at the port have not had a contract since December of 2008. For the full story click on the link below: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20100719/montreal-port-lockout-100719/

International Union of Operating Engineers is supporting CUPE in the disparance of Lyle and Marie McCann. We are urging our members to support the seach for Lyle and Marie McCann, family members of a Cupe 30 member who have been missing since July 3. The elderly couple disappeared on the road between St. Albert, Albert [...]

The Toronto Community Mobilization Network and Defence Fund are calling on our friends, our comrades and strangers to hold fundraising events in support of the legal defence of the 17 community organizers facing the most serious charges stemming from G20 protests, as well as the hundreds of people facing lesser charges. We need [...]

ILWU Canada has now set up a YouTube account and will be posting videos and clips there for you to view.  Check back periodically for the latest and greatest at http://www.youtube.com/TheILWUCanada

From: <community.mobilize@resist.ca> Date: Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 9:32 AM Subject: [g8/g20mobilization] Appeal for Public Suport to Expose Police Crimes To: community.mobilize@masses.tao.ca Appeal for public help exposing police crimes Groups launch peoples’ investigation into police abuses at G20 Toronto – Community groups are calling on the public to come forward with photos, video, and eye witness accounts of police [...]

Today marks the arrival of the Annual Pensioners’ Picnic for Local 500.  It will be held at New Brighton Park, home of the Ballantyne memorial rock, from 10am until 5pm.  There will be food and festivities for everyone to indulge in, so come out and enjoy the sun!

Our regular general meeting for July will be on Monday the 26th at 6:30 p.m. at the Emily Carr branch.

List of the Associations taking legal action against the Petition. List of the Associations taking legal action against the Petition. John Allan, on behalf of the Council of Forest Industries Pierre Gratton, on behalf of the Mining Association of British Columbia. Philip Hochstein, on behalf of the Independent Contractors and Business Association Wayne Hoskins, on behalf of the Western Convenience Stores Association Rick Jeffery, on behalf of Coast Forest Products Association John R....

For Immediate Release July 12, 2010 Contact: Andrew Marx, 617-432-1976, amarx@pih.org Meredith Eves, 617-998-8945, meves@pih.org Partners In Health Breaks Ground on World-Class Teaching Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti 320-Bed Hospital Will Be Flagship of PIH’s Response Efforts to January 12 Earthquake, Will Offer Clinical Facilities Not Available at Any Public Site in the Country BOSTON – On July [...]

1600 UNITE HERE Local 40 members at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver, Renaissance Hotel, Westin Bayshore and Four Seasons are currently working without a union contract. There is little to no progress in bargaining. The hotels are refusing to even discuss key issues for Local 40 members like housekeeping workload and the devasting fake “green” program [...]