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Monday, May 16, 2011

Labourers Protest Over Lack Of Local Work

A group of local labourers want answers from the provincial and federal government as to why local work is going to people out of province.

About 15 demonstrators scattered between the Canada Revenue building and the Customs building in the uptown, holding signs saying they want answers from the Premier.

Protester Robert McCormick tells CHSJ News it's not right when you have workers eating in soup kitchens and work is going to people from Ontario.

He says the group doesn't represent a particular union but are fellow labourers who want answers.

McCormick says they will be demonstrating until they get answers and plan to picket by the One Mile Interchange construction site tomorrow morning.