KITCHENER, ON – Union members from across southwest Ontario will rally in Kitchener on Sunday, Feb. 16, to welcome Toyota workers into the Canadian labour movement. The over 6,000 workers in Toyota’s Woodstock and Cambridge plants will soon vote to join Unifor.
The rally is being organized the Canadian Union of Public Employees, in support of its sister-union as it prepares to welcome thousands of new union members.
Who:
Paul Moist, national president of CUPE
Jerry Dias, national president of Unifor
Hosted by Fred Hahn, president of CUPE Ontario
When:
February 16, 2014, 1 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.
Where:
Unifor Local 1524 Hall, Wabanaki Drive, Kitchener, Ontario
For more information:
Greg Taylor, CUPE Media Relations, 613 818-0067, gtaylor@cupe.ca
John Aman, Unifor Director of Organizing, 416 275-6381
On-site media contact:
Mary Unan, CUPE Communications, 416 206-5609, munan@cupe.ca