Media Advisory: Resist Ford Cuts Rally and March to Nestlé Bottling Plant in Aberfoyle

| Source: Ontario Federation of Labour Ontario Federation of Labour

ABERFOYLE, Ontario, June 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

WHAT:Guelph District Labour Council is co-sponsoring a rally and march to bottling plant in Aberfoyle in cooperation with Council of Canadians, Extinction Rebellion, OPIRG Six Nations, Wellington Water Watchers, and the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) Power of Many campaign.

After one year in office, Doug Ford’s government is:
  • opening the environment to multi-national corporations like Nestlé that take resources and profit at the expense of the environment

  • cutting essential community services

  • creating a crisis in education and health care
This event mobilizes a broad resistance across sectors and movements as part of the OFL's Power of Many provincial days of action.
  
WHEN:Friday, June 7, 2019
2:30 p.m. – Gather at Puslinch Community Centre – Arena for a resistance rally
3:00 p.m. – March to the gates of Nestlé bottling plant
3:15 p.m. – Resistance Festival at the gates with announcement from Six Nations, street theatre and spoken word
4:00 p.m. – March back to Puslinch Community Centre for learn-in and meal
  
WHERE:Puslinch Community Centre – Arena,
23 Brock Road South, Puslinch ON
  
WHO:The Guelph and District Labour Council is Guelph Area Unions united together for mutual action and protection of all workers and our communities – locally, provincially and federally.

To arrange transportation from Guelph (University Centre) to Puslinch Community Centre, please call Laura at 519-400-4655.

CONTACT: Janice Folk-Dawson
Tel: 519-766-8376 
Email: folkdawson@gmail.com 

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