A Port Elgin community group has launched a boycott of products and services from companies employing CAW members, to protest a wind turbine being erected by the union in town.

The group, known as STOP, will target any workplace where members of the Canadian Auto Workers are employed, said spokesperson Karen Hunter.

That includes auto makers, airlines and retailers organized by the CAW, she said. In Port Elgin itself, the group is calling for a boycott of the CAW banquet hall, the town's biggest facility for social events.

STOP is worried about the impact the turbine will have on the health of... [continue via Web link]