Labour Day
& Burma General Strike
working TV #153, RT: 27:30,
first broadcast September 10 1999
Labour Day Global:
In Burma, democratic forces planned a General Strike for September 9 1999, or "9-9-99". In solidarity, the Vancouver Burmese community organized a Labour Day rally at Grandview Park in East Vancouver. News from Burma is very hard to get as the military junta routinely jails citizens for "unauthorized" use of fax machines, photocopiers and computer modems. Nonetheless, we were able to get a sense of what is going on in that country both from speakers at the rally and from video supplied by Amnesty International.
| Soe Naing a Burmese refugee living in Vancouver describes his experience as a 14 year old, forced to work as a porter for the Burmese military. |  |
 | Burmese dancers perform at the Labour Day event, in solidarity with "9-9-99" General Strike in Burma. |
Labour Day Local:
The Union Label Committee held its annual Labour Day family picnic at Confederation Park in Burnaby.
| At the Labour Day picnic: Blaise Gowans and B.C. Projectionists Union President Damon Faulkner, with T-shirts Gowans has produced, for sale to aid the locked out projectionists. |  |
 | T-shirts to aid the Projectionists struggle. They have been locked out for 10 months now by Sony and Viacom ( Cineplex Odeon and Famous Players theatres). The employers are demanding wage cuts of up to 92%. |
working TV #153
September 10 1999 � Slim Evans 1999
Burma links:
Canadian Friends of Burma
Free Burma.org
Amnesty International Burma Group
Free Burma home
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