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Bottles, Not Cans Day of Action – Media Coverage

January 26, 2015

Collected media coverage of the Bottles, Not Cans Day of Action, The Sequel – supporting USW Local 9176 fighting for the middle class.

Ontario beer drinkers are being urged to join a growing boycott of beer cans produced by a union-busting American corporation.

The beer-can boycott, endorsed by the Ontario Federation of Labour, expanded with radio ads and Beer Store demonstrations in communities across the province on Saturday.

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