Toronto - March 10, 2014 – For Canadian Agricultural Safety Week – March 9-15, 2014, the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) have set the theme as “Let’s Talk About It”. Yet, once again these two industry lobby groups have excluded from the conversation direct calls for legislative and regulatory safety provisions for the agriculture sector. It is a fatal and shameful exclusion in the face of the facts the industry and governments are well aware of.

Mississauga, Ont. – March 9, 2014 – The 70-member UFCW Canada Local 175 bargaining unit at ADM Milling in Port Colborne, Ontario have ratified a new four-year collective agreement.

Toronto – March 8, 2014 – Less than two years ago, executives of American retail giant Target predicted they would take over Canada with competitive pricing and a trendy new shopping experience.  At the time, more than 20,000 retail workers across the country were thrown out of work following the company’s purchase of the Zellers chain.

Ottawa – March 7, 2014 – "Cut Taxes!" has been the battle cry for ultra-conservative politicians and governments but who ends up winning?  The reality is that tax cuts have costs of their own — like crumbling infrastructure, wait times for surgery, overcrowded classrooms, and fewer jobs created to mention just a few of the costs to the public good.

Toronto – March 6, 2014 – On March 8^th, people around the world will celebrate International Women’s Day, which was established by the United Nations in 1975. The day arose from the struggles that women endured at the turn of the 20th century, when population growth and a change in working conditions saw many women facing long hours and receiving low pay in comparison to their male co-workers.

Montreal – March 5, 2014 – UFCW Canada, which has been advocating for respect and the recognition of agriculture workers' rights in Quebec for nearly five years, is pleased with the provincial government's decision to grant seasonal agriculture workers the same rights as all workers in Quebec, including, in particular, the right to join a union.

Toronto – March 5, 2014 – As it stands right now, only a few Canadian provinces protect gender identity. While Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and the Northwest Territories explicitly protect gender identity from discrimination within their human rights legislation, other provinces do not.