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Canadian Auto Workers: Canada

Paperworkers Union Of Canada Dept: TORONTO - It took a global war to galvanize Canada's workers to begin organizing themselves into unions in the 1940's, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The continuing rise of multinational corporations, growing public apathy toward the labour movement and unprecedented interference from the federal government have forced leaders in the country's labour movement to consider new strategies in order to stay afloat during turbulent times and the logos of the Canadian Auto Workers and of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada are shown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO Nearly 70 years later, experts say attacks of another sort have left those unions fighting for their very survival. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.