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Approximately 70 young Unifor members from across Canada attended a ‘We Will Vote’ conference in Toronto to discuss election organizing strategies, youth mobilization in the upcoming federal election, and issues like good jobs, affordable education, child care, and retirement security.
Amy Huziak from the Canadian Labour Congress gave a presentation on retirement security, and Lyndsay Macdonald, from the Child Care Advocacy Association spoke about the ‘Vote Child Care 2015’ campaign and the need for affordable child care for working parents and carers. “We currently don’t have any sustained earmarked federal funding for child care,” said Macdonald. “We’re tracking what the parties are offering.”
Other speakers included Unifor Economist Jim Stanford, who gave a presentation on Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s failed economic record, and Unifor President Jerry Dias spoke about the need for young workers to become active in politics. “It’s young people that are bearing the brunt of the Conservatives’ policy failures,” said Dias.
The conference, which was held from August 7th to 9th, concluded with a training session and neighbourhood canvass, alongside Toronto Centre NDP candidate Linda McQuaig.
