Most of the Hamilton branch of Common Cause attended the Hamilton's Labour Day parade on September 7.

United Steelworkers of America Local (USWA) 1005 (US Steel/Stelco, Hamilton) stand silent with hats off near Hamilton's injured worker's monument. 1005 has stood strong in recent years against many threats to retirees, existing workers, and new workers from both Canadian and US owners. With production increasingly moving elsewhere, some workers turn to nationalistic slogans.

US Steel locked Trevor and the rest of local USWA 8782 out on August 3rd. Their contract had expired, but they had continued to work.

Cathy, a women's services worker from CUPE 5167, hands out flyers for Take Back the Night, a march to raise awareness about violence against women and children. Abuse tends to increase during economic downturns. This year's event take's place September 24. See http://sacha.ca for more info.

Next year we will be bigger.