This past Saturday, Hamiltonthisis recorded part of the USWA Local 1005 65th Anniversary event at Gage Park:
The video includes speeches by Mayor Bob Bratina, Ontario NDP leader and Hamilton Centre MPP Andrea Horwath, Hamilton East-Stoney Creek MPP Paul Miller, and Monique Taylor, NDP candidate for Hamilton Mountain.
By mrgrande (registered) | Posted July 25, 2011 at 15:56:00
Any idea on the number of people there? It looked pretty sparse.
By Guest (anonymous) | Posted July 26, 2011 at 12:18:21
For 900 locked out people and their families, not many showed up. Must have jobs somewhere else or they are at their cottage.
By Ho Hum (anonymous) | Posted July 26, 2011 at 13:39:46
The sparse crowd pretty much sums up the general public's apathy towards the lockout...
By hot (anonymous) | Posted July 26, 2011 at 14:34:37
was very hot there, by the way
By Capitalist (anonymous) | Posted July 26, 2011 at 14:39:35
What is Local 1005?
By screen (anonymous) | Posted July 26, 2011 at 16:37:28 in reply to Comment 66911
that's the kind of comment the spec's "cartoonist" or dreschel might make
By mrjanitor (registered) | Posted July 26, 2011 at 19:04:03
It went to 11 pm, many folks came later in the evening when it was cooler. It certainly was not packed when I was there for the speeches around 12:00. There could have been better communication between USW 1005 and the media about the free food and drinks for anyone who came by.
By MonkeySee (anonymous) | Posted July 29, 2011 at 07:04:16
These types of Unions are pasee. Their agenda is the "fight" their bosses. Doesn't seem like a winning plan.
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