The May 1st Coalition, which includes trade unions, community and student groups, have joined together this year to highlight International Workers’ Day in Quebec, with a unified message directed at private companies.

Increasingly resorting to lock-out tactics which only serve to further alienate multinationals from unionization, privatization of public services, excessive bonuses to executives, closure of plants which are still profitable, and elicitation of billions of dollars by insatiable banks:  Enough is enough!  To them we say:  It is time for accountability!

The Coalition condemns these companies, too numerous to count, that believe they can get away with anything and use their newspapers to influence people and promote the private sector to get their hands on our public services.

MONTRÉAL
Meeting at Baldwin Park on Sunday May 1, 2011, at 12 p.m. (noon), corner Marie-Anne and Fullum.  The walk starts at 1 p.m.

MONTÉRÉGIE - SOUTH SHORE AREA
The rally will be held at 10:30 a.m. at St. Charles Park in Longueuil (Saint-Charles Street, West of De Châteauguay Street) The march is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.  Place of arrival and family celebration, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Le Moyne Park (corner of St. Charles Street and Normandy Street)

Let’s all come out to protest in large numbers!

*TWU Members who choose to attend must do so at their own personal expense and time.