“We are not going to allow companies right here in our city to arm Israeli war crimes.”
Approximately 200 workers and union members from across the GTA blocked the arrival of the morning shift at the Mississauga plant of military contractor Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) and called on the Canadian government to stop arms exports to Israel.
The Tuesday protest was jointly organized by World Beyond War, Labour for Palestine and Labour Against the Arms Trade.
The protesters gathered in front of the factory before the PWC employees arrived at 7:30 a.m. The protesters held banners reading “Stop Arming Apartheid” and “Arms Embargo on Israel Now.”
“We are not going to allow companies right here in our city to arm Israeli war crimes and to profit from the Israeli military’s violence,” Rachel Small, an organizer with World Beyond War, told The Maple. “We are here to hurt their bottom line.” (more...)
Workers Picket Military Contractor, Tell Trudeau Government To Halt Israel Exports
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