Mariners Refuse to Cross Picket Line and Other Important Acts of Solidarity with Striking Salt Workers
Windsor Salt and other striking workers recognized at Unifor's National Council Meeting,
Halifax, August 19, 2023.
In
the past two weeks of the strike, workers report that a second Canada
Steamship Lines crew rose to the occasion and refused to cross the
water picket lines established by the Windsor Salt workers. This
support is greatly appreciated as a concrete expression of solidarity,
which
means that now the crews of two ships are joining the salt workers in
their fight on their own terms to uphold their own dignity and the
dignity of labour as a whole.[1]
At Unifor's Canadian Council held in Halifax August 18-20, representatives of Unifor from across Canada rose in support of the striking salt workers in Windsor, Ontario. The council was addressed by representatives of the workers who updated council members on the strike and what they were fighting for and thanked locals from across the country for their ongoing financial support. At the meeting, more financial contributions were announced to sustain the workers' strike.
In addition, from August 18-22 during the annual meeting of the Ontario Teachers' Federation incoming and outgoing governors of the Federation once again raised their concerns both publicly and in private about the investments of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan with the directors of the Plan that is has appointed who were present at the meetings. A report from a Governor from the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association about his visit to the picket line in Windsor and the reasons workers he met with gave for rejecting the first tentative agreement they were presented with was a highlight keeping all Governors abreast of the developments in the strike.
Note
1. "Dirty Activity of Canada Steamship Lines in Salt Strike," Empower Yourself Now.
This article was published in
Number 47 - August 26, 2023
Article Link:
https://cpcml.ca/WF2023/Articles/WO10472.HTM
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