John Clarke came to Canada in 1976 from London, England, where he had been active in trade union struggles. He worked until 1982 at the Westinghouse Plant in London, Ontario, active in the United Electrical Workers union. After being laid off, John helped to form the London Union of Unemployed Workers in 1983. In 1990 he moved to Toronto to take the job of Organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).
He came to Winnipeg this past week to participate in events around the Mayworks festival of labour & the arts. He spoke with Black Mask on Friday about the legacy of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, anti-poverty organizing, and about the ongoing economic crisis.
