LATUC – it’s how we spell solidarity in Spanish

Posted on | September 14, 2009 | Comments Off

This past weekend, the Latin American trade Unionists Coalition (LATUC) was formed at their inaugural conference held at the venerable Steelworkers Hall on Cecil Street in Toronto, Ontario. The Coalition was supported by many unions.

The LATUC conference delegates bag.

Among the sponsors of the Conference were the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Canada, United Steelworkers (USW) the Canadian Union of Public Employeers (CUPE) National, Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL), CUPE Ontario, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU), CUPE4400, Voces Latina Radio, Worker2Worker, CUPE 2191

Other unions supporting LATUC are the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW Canada).

Important sister organisations attending in solidarity and support were the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists  (CBTU) and the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA). With LATUC, there are now three labour-community organisations in the labour movement.

See photos of the Inaugural LATUC Conference here

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