March 21, 2014

Machinists Organize Another Auto Dealership on Vancouver Island!

Wednesday March 19, 2014     For Immediate Release   Duncan, BC – The 27 employees at Peter Baljet Chevrolet- Buick-GMC and its associated body shop – Fix Auto Duncan are the newest members of IAM Local Lodge 456. The IAM now represents workers at ten automotive dealerships on Vancouver Island.   “The service to our members is what drew these workers to the IAM,” explained IAM District Lodge 250

21 March, 2014 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

  The laws are in place, freedom and equality are expressed with every publication on the benefits of being Canadian.  It was not very long ago that discrimination based on race was not illegal. The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21, commemorates the anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960. On that day in South Africa, peaceful demonstrators against apartheid were killed. In 1966, the United

21 mars 2014 - Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale

  Les lois sont en place, et toutes les publications vantent la liberté et l’égalité dont bénéficient les Canadiens.  Toutefois, cela ne fait pas très longtemps que la discrimination fondée sur la race est illégale. Le 21 mars est la Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale et marque la date anniversaire du massacre de Sharpeville en 1960. En effet, le 21 mars 1960, en Afrique du Sud, des