Last night was the kick off of the 2011 Nova Scotia Federation of Labour Convention. It began with a Call to Order, and the singing of Solidarity Forever. (So glad I had been going to choir and felt in full voice. eat speech welcoming )
Then our own President, Brother Kyle Buott gave a great speech, in part to Welcome delegates to Dartmouth, which you can see below. He finished up with a quote from Eugene Debs "Speak truth to power and they will call itrevolution"
This was followed by a speech from the President of the CLC - Brother Ken Georgetti which can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/tonytracy#p/a/u/1/wMTWhNqCZiM
Brother Georgetti spoke to a number of issues - congratulating NS on the "ships" contract, and urging us all to press the NDP provincial government for first contract legilstion. He sent us a warning abour the dangers of the Harper
government in Ottawa, and urged us to standup and fight back. He spoke of Labour's support for the "occupy movement" nationally and internationally, and spoke about how our problems, especially income inequity all do go back to "corporate greed".
The last speaker was the keynote speaker, Mike McBane who spoke on health care and particularly on the need to ensure a new federal/provincial health accord 2014. We need to fight against privatization and be wary of giant, for profit, health care corporations . . . see http://www.healthcoaltion.ca/ for more info.
Then our own President, Brother Kyle Buott gave a great speech, in part to Welcome delegates to Dartmouth, which you can see below. He finished up with a quote from Eugene Debs "Speak truth to power and they will call itrevolution"
This was followed by a speech from the President of the CLC - Brother Ken Georgetti which can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/tonytracy#p/a/u/1/wMTWhNqCZiM
Brother Georgetti spoke to a number of issues - congratulating NS on the "ships" contract, and urging us all to press the NDP provincial government for first contract legilstion. He sent us a warning abour the dangers of the Harper
government in Ottawa, and urged us to standup and fight back. He spoke of Labour's support for the "occupy movement" nationally and internationally, and spoke about how our problems, especially income inequity all do go back to "corporate greed".
The last speaker was the keynote speaker, Mike McBane who spoke on health care and particularly on the need to ensure a new federal/provincial health accord 2014. We need to fight against privatization and be wary of giant, for profit, health care corporations . . . see http://www.healthcoaltion.ca/ for more info.
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