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Come out and celebrate the accomplishments that workers have struggled for and achieved over the years. Local 1000A encourages all its members and their families to partake in Labour Day activities within the communities where they live and work.
Local 1000A will have a formal presence at the Labour Day Parade in downtown Toronto and Sarnia, as well as the Labour Day Picnic in London.
Hundreds of Local 1000A members and their families gathered at Boyd Conservation Area on August 6, 2011 for a day of fun and games as part of the Community Action Network (CAN)’s Toronto BBQ Picnic. The event brought together children and adults of all ages and cultures for a jam-packed day of activities, including soccer, an iron-chef cooking contest, a jumping castle, face-painting, balloon toss, potato sack races, bingo and all-you-can-eat BBQ.
Local 1000A kicked off its second annual BBQ picnic at Ottawa’s Vincent Massey Park on August 27, 2011. The event brought together children and adults of all ages and cultures for a jam-packed day of activities, including soccer, an iron-chef cooking contest, a jumping castle, face-painting, bingo and all-you-can-eat BBQ.
The memory of former NDP Leader Jack Layton stayed close to Shirley Walker’s heart as she marched through the streets of Toronto for the Labour Day Parade.
The Local 1000A activist was among the thousands of workers who took part in annual event, which kicked off at University Avenue and Queen Street and finished at the CNE.
