Tim Brown of OPSEU was seeking a democratic mandate to represent the circle on the OFL Executive Board as Exec vp for the aboriginal election caucus.  In convention-speak, Tim was “running for re-election” at Tuesday evening’s Aboriginal election caucus.
I had never had the opportunity to attend one of the OFL’s Aboriginal Circles before.  Well, that’s [...]

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Ritallin aka Greg Frankson is a talented spoken word artist, slam poet and activist who was commisioned to capture the spirit of the convention.  He delivered big time.  Check out his website here.

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Let’s show Bay Street and the McGuinty government that we’re behind Sid Ryan and that we’re behind the OFL.
Let’s show them that we’re behind Vale Inco workers and the CF-61.
Let’s show them that we’re behind all the working people of this province.
We’ve talked about it all week, now let’s show them in the streets.
TD Centre [...]

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At each OFL convention the delegates choose a target for a demonstration or an action that highlights the plight of working people.  The membership of unions of all stripes, public and private sector:  from service, manufacturing, forestry, education, healthcare, and cultural sectors come together to take action against a target that is chosen because it [...]

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We heard three different perspectives on the changing landscape for civil liberties in Canada in our post 911 environment.
Faisal Kutty spoke to us about the dramatic changes in the human rights landscape and the impact on many people’s fundamental rights and their livelyhoods.  He spoke about the architecture of human rights in Canada being changed [...]

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Convention 2009 is officially kicking off with a traditional Aboriginal opening performed by Wanda and Wabs Whitebird. The convention will be called to order at around 9:30, and outgoing president Wayne Samuelson will give his final convention address after 12 years at the helm of Ontario’s central labour body.
Convention events actually began on the weekend [...]

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