Oshawa I was actually excited about the senior ACORN Canada organizer’s meeting in Oshawa, Ontario, an hour supposedly but much more in steady traffic from Toronto. This town of more than 100,000 now was the site of the famous auto strike by the UAW with General Motors that was so critical almost 75 years ago …
Category: Canada
Bell Flaunts Corporate Commitment to Monopoly Profits and Damn the Divide
Toronto The initial response from Rogers, one of the big three telecommunications giants in Canada controlling internet and cable, was not all we needed or wanted, but it showed progress and a path forward for future discussions. ACORN’s similar letters to Bell Canada and Telus were met with opposing corporate strategies. Telus dug its head …
ACORN Love Feast Lies in Critical Political and Labor Partnerships
Toronto An organization’s convention is of course going to bring forward its supporters to speak to its faithful, so it was not a surprise to find a love feast in the remarks made by speakers at various events of the ACORN Canada bi-annual convention in Toronto, but the “why” behind the remarks were as …