Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Protest Rally

2009-06-02 06:12:35

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Workers at the Bowater Mersey Mill in Brooklyn will be taking part in a national  day of protest  Tuesday, June 2nd.  The main campaign rally to be held in Ottawa, is called 'Wake up Harper", to draw attention to the crisis in the forest industry.  Courtney Wentzell, president of the local union, says they'll have information pickets set up outside the mills gates from 7 to 9:30 am.  The Brooklyn mill is going into its third shutdown June 2nd. It will run through to July 16th.