Isn't it amazing when different social movements work together in peace and justice? This past week, 2,000 hotel employees in Toronto voted to authorize a strike, but after considering the havoc this would wreak on the HIV/AIDS conference (you know, the one that we keep gabbing about) they instead deferred the strike and declared their solidarity with people living with HIV/AIDS.

According to one hotel worker, disrupting the event would work against the goals of Unite Here Canada, which are to support people who are marginalized in society. HealthGap shared with us that most of the hotel workers are immigrants who came from impoverished countries severely impacted by HIV/AIDS. These workers clearly share the dream of real progress for HIV prevention and healing.

This unity of the labor and health communities brings tears to my eyes! Let's give them a round of applause for building this bridge between movements and contributing to the success of the conference.