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Halifax Workers Locked Out (CUPW) & On Strike (CAW)
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Air Canada workers on strike
Canada Post workers Locked Out
Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are locked out at Canada Post, and members of Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) are on strike against Air Canada and picketing at the Halifax Stanfield Airport and other airports across the country.
The Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council and affiliate unions stands in solidarity with CUPW and CAW members in our community, who are fighting identical battles against pension claw-backs and to ensure that the next generation of workers are able to live in dignity without two-tier wages.
Both locked-out Canada Post workers and striking Air Canada workers are also faced with attacks by Harper's Tory government, with Labour Minister Lisa Raitt introducing legislation to remove the right to strike from both groups of workers.
Labour rights are human rights. The labour movement will stand up against attacks on the free collective bargaining process, including the right to strike, and will defend the pensions, wages & benefits of our Sisters and Brothers and future generations of workers.
The Halifax-Dartmouth & District Labour Council visited the picket lines at the Halifax Airport and at Canada Post depots today to express concrete solidarity.
Tony Tracy is the Atlantic Regional Representative for the Canadian Labour Congress.
Topics: SolidarityLabour
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