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Labour Day 2010 — On September 6, Canadians across the country
will celebrate with friends and family, and continue a long national tradition that goes back nearly 120 years
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Mix one part greed with a big dash of corporate bullying and
what you get is the company behind Mott’s Clamato beverage
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Labour Day 2010
On September 6, Canadians across the country will celebrate Labour Day with friends and family, and continue a long national tradition that goes back nearly 120 years. Certainly a lot of things have changed for working families since the early 1880s, but the idea of working people coming together for justice and progressive change is just as meaningful and relevant as it’s ever been.
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Union Pride in Montreal
UFCW Canada activists joined over 100,000 Quebeckers in Montreal on August 15 to stand tall for basic fairness and equality by participating in the city’s 18th Annual Gay Pride Parade.
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NO to Clamato! Down with Caesar!
Tens of thousands of activists across Canada and the USA have said "NO" to buying Mott’s products — including Clamato — to show their support for UFCW/RWDSU Local 220 workers in Williamson, New York.
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Migrant Workers Protest at Canada’s Embassy in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY - Hundreds of Guatemalan migrant workers and their community allies marched through Guatemala City to the steps of the Canadian embassy on Wednesday, to protest the abusive treatment of migrants under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers program.
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Quebec Agribusiness Ramps Up "Exploitation Express" With Honduras Migrants
Federal Government Asked to Intervene After Quebec Agribusiness Owners Cut a Deal With Honduras Under Federal Temporary Foreign Workers Program
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Company kills XL Beef plant in Mosse Jaw
It began as a so-called “layoff”, turned into a 40-week lockout, and reached the end of the line when on August 13 Calgary-based Nilsson Brothers Inc. told UFCW Canada Local 1400 members that the XL Beef slaughterhouse they worked at in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, will be permanently closed within 90 days.
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Montreal International Women’s Conference builds global solidarity
The first ever Montreal International Women’s Conference, held August 13-16 in Montreal, brought together over 200 women activists from around the world to Montreal to launch a global womens’ network focused on the rights and challenges facing working women in both developed and developing countries.
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