Today at noon, two supporters of the UNITE/JB Fields strike distributed
"Boycott Eatons" leaflets at the SW corner of Yonge & Dundas outside the
Eaton Centre in Toronto. Despite the small attendance, we distributed
leaflets and asked people not to shop at Eatons. A similar picket is planned
for the same time and location next week. Since the strike is nearing the
six month mark, a large showing of support would be wonderful.
Neil
A copy of the Toronto Eaton's leaflet is available by clicking here.
If you don't have time to develop your own leaflet please feel free to
use ours. We ask activists to do something around this issue in your
community whether its organising a picket, leafletting (alone or
with other people) or postering.
It is essential, that the store knows that you're doing something so
please demand to talk to the manager if security hassles you or just
enter the store and ask to talk to the manager if you've been
leafletting/picketing without the store noticing you. Please also
send a report of your action to
friendsofunite@hotmail.com
The sisters of UNITE 1764 need your help. Through solidarity work we
can help them win this strike.
For more information and for a list of other possible targets if
there is not MEC or Eaton's in your area please check the
boycott
page.
In Solidarity,
FRIENDS OF UNITE 1764 -- TORONTO
E-mail
us if you are planning solidarity events in your region or if you want
to find contacts to help you get down to Trenton (or if you'd like passengers).
Toronto Friends of UNITE 1764
Toronto Friends of UNITE are planning to organise future actions including getting endorsements, building contacts with the labour
movement, and future
protests at the Eaton Centre and/or MEC if these firms fail to drop JB
Fields. Anyone in the Toronto area interested in getting involved should
write tom@QueerNet.ORG
