At the end of May, we received a wonderful message from Paul R. Meinema, the National President of UFCW Canada. Paul was writing to thank LabourStart for the support we gave to striking workers at Covered Bridge Potato Chips.
The workers at Covered Bridge are celebrating their victory after a five month strike as workers ratified a first collective bargaining agreement.
All we had done was pass on a link to a campaign hosted by the International Union of Foodworkers (IUF). The IUF has more details of the victory here.
As Paul put it in his message to us, "The courage and determination of the members at Covered Bridge were strengthened by the knowledge that across Canada and the world, their brothers and sisters in the labour movement stood in solidarity with them. Your LabourStart online campaign to
mobilize activists led to thousands of letters being sent in support of the workers at Covered Bridge Potato Chip, and provided a powerful message that bolstered the efforts to bring a positive resolution to the five-month strike."
The victory at Covered Bridge shows just how powerful our online campaigns can be when we work together closely with unions on the ground.
Please take a moment to support these LabourStart campaigns today if you've not yet done so:
These IUF campaigns also need our support:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий