Working together, we can build a new social and economic model that puts people first. Labour councils play a crucial role in bringing our vision for progressive change to our communities. We need to commit the resources to strengthen their capacity to build links between labour and the community. We need to get our message out through all of the communications tools available to tell people in our communities about how privatization, deregulation and globalization affect them at home. This includes supporting alternative media and adopting creative communication methods and training our members how to use them.
Collective bargaining needs to be seen from a broader perspective.
It has to include the issues that affect our communities. We can make collective bargaining a tool for challenging the globalization agenda at home. Common language and strategies can be coordinated for fighting privatization and deregulation through collective agreements throughout the labour movement. We need to generate and support political activism by our members at all levels. This includes organizing campaigns to promote public services, developing courses on fighting globalization - and delivering them at the local level.