Martin Sheen joins Royal York Hotel picket line for 20 minutes
His son may have been spotted at the Drake’s rooftop patio, but Martin Sheen seems to prefer a more street-level approach to tourism. We loved Sheen as the union leader who takes on the crooked stock player Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, so it’s fitting that he sported a sign saying “On Strike for Justice Unite Here!” as he picketed with Royal York Hotel workers this morning. “I’ve been a union member all my adult life. I’ve been involved in labour struggles all my adult life, and I support it,” he told the Star. We’re not sure if Sheen knows the exact reasons for the strike, but he joined in the fighting of the power for 20 minutes before dashing off to the premiere of his movie The Way, directed by Emilio Estevez.
• Martin Sheen joins hotel workers’ Royal York picket line [Toronto Star]
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His son may have been spotted at the Drake's rooftop patio, but Martin Sheen seems to prefer a more street-level approach to tourism. We loved Sheen as the union leader who takes on the crooked stock player Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, so it's fitting that he sported a sign saying "On Strike for Justice Unite Here!" as he picketed with Royal York Hotel workers this morning. "I’ve been a union member all my adult life. I’ve been involved in labour struggles all my adult life, and I support it,” he told the Star. We're not sure if Sheen knows the exact reasons for the strike, but he joined in the fighting of the power for 20 minutes before dashing off to the premiere of his movie The Way, directed by Emilio Estevez.
• Martin Sheen joins hotel workers' Royal York picket line [Toronto Star]
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Good for him! Even tho’ he may not have known exactly what the strike was about, it was important to himself to “stand up” for the cause. Either that, or he just wanted the publicity. Either way, I say “Good Show, ‘ole boy”!!