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April 13- Halla targeted as Ontario Common Front members meet

They’re part of the Ontario Common Front (OCF), a group holding a series of workshops and protest planning sessions this weekend.

A variety of delegates were expected Saturday at Belleville’s Organic Underground coffee shop to discuss future protests against the G8 meeting of world leaders, the 2010 Olympic Games, and the Security and Prosperity Partnership. But also on the agenda was an information picket outside one of three local buildings owned by Halla Climate Control Canada Inc.

“We’ve been asked to do an action against the local plant,” said Belleville activist Samuel Kuhn.

Halla’s parent company, Visteon Inc., has laid off hundreds of workers in Europe.

Workers at several sites have responded by occupying those buildings to protest the layoffs and demand better severance packages.

Kuhn said OCF members would hand out information on Visteon’s labour situation and the protests to Halla workers. Though the protest was slated for Sunday, Kuhn and Picton OCF member Terry Douglas said the date, time and location would be finalized in a closed planning session Saturday afternoon.

“We want to make sure the workers know what’s happening to their brothers and sisters in Europe,” said Kuhn.

Read more about the OCF gathering in Monday’s Intelligencer.