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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
    Cesar Chavez

    :: Friday, October 10, 2003 ::

    Women put the boots to ads CP
    WINDSOR -- Women in workboots declared victory yesterday when a footwear company succumbed to public pressure and announced it would take down about 600 sexually suggestive billboards across Canada. 'I'm glad that they've listened to consumers,' said Sandra Dominato, chairperson of Canadian Auto Workers Local 444's women's committee. 'This is a big victory for women in our workplaces.'
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