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July 2, 1986
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Vol. 49, No. 25

Soweto Day marked
In face of repression

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‘No free trade deal,’
Say garment workers

Ing tment workers, members of the
“ational Ladies Garment Workers
ae took action in six cities across
June 25 to protest federal

pemment plans for free trade with the

« Ottawa, more than 500 members
ved for a lobby of Parliament to pres-

;.... Petitions protesting the free trade

ee and to present proposals for

thing 102 t© limit imports of cheap clo-
8 Into this country.

nope toronto, some 200 took part in a
Ven Sur demonstration on Spadina
€, in the heart of the city’s historic
“Ment district, as part of the country-
tame campaign. Protests were held the
Nine Y in Montreal, Ottawa, Win-
8 and Edmonton.

Vancouver, although no rally was

» the union co-ordinated a letter
era) gn by members aimed at the fed-
80vernment.

f Union researchers have estimated that

Ig, tade could eventually result in the

ithe. Beatty 80 per cent of the 150,000

nthe Canadian clothing industry as

Plants to" shifts to- huge low-wage
i the U.S. and offshore.

nie ILGWU action came as the 2.1-

eo Member Canadian Labor Con-
Ri fired the first volley in its campaign
tent free trade, privatization and de-
the 7 On, a campaign first proposed at

this y Ngress’ biennial convention earlier
Car,

ate CLC published a full-page
Ty, Sement in the Ottawa Citizen

14 highlighting the threat to jobs
feg.. Dadian sovereignty posed by the
Roy. S°0Vernment’s plans. Using the
fr ament’s own statistics, it noted that
jobs tade could cost the country 800,000
tins When American-based multina-

Mo Is close their gates in Canada and
Ye home.”

ogee President Shirley Carr had ear-
in) ted on labor councils and provin-
to abor federations across the country
de ake free trade, privatization and
8ulation a central theme of Labor
Activities across the country.

R ;
inch ther actions are being planned,
dy, ding Joint action with other groups,
ao ion and information campaigns

Wri “8 unionists, public forums, letter- é :
Ung Campaigns, lobbies and. other Toronto garment workers demonstrate against free trade on Spadina Avenue

*tivitieg in Toronto June 25.

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Labor in
Alberta:
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