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BDM Scholarship helps member’s daughter fulfill her teaching dreams

Elmhave, Ont. – January 18, 2021 – The daughter of Kym Nacneall, Revera Sara Vista Long Term Care Home, is the latest recipient of the Beggs-Dowling-Mathieu (BDM) Scholarship.

Like, share, post in support of Team Unite – CLC 2021

Ottawa – January 15, 2021 – Like, share and post your support for Bea Bruske and Team Unite as they vie to the lead the country’s labour movement through an unprecedented crisis.

Ford government refuses to implement paid sick leave as pandemic intensifies

Toronto – January 14, 2021 – Doug Ford’s conservative government continues to ignore the advice of the province’s top medical experts by choosing not to green-light potentially lifesaving paid sick leave for Ontarians.

UFCW 401 supports Quesada family in their criminal complaint against Cargill High River

High River, Alta. – January 13, 2021 – The family of Benito Quesada, a UFCW Local 401 Shop Steward and Cargill employee who died on May 7, 2020 as a result of COVID-19, has asked the RCMP to investigate his workplace death as a criminal matter.

UFCW Canada launches new and improved weekly newsletter

Toronto – January 13, 2021 – A new year means a new look for UFCW Canada’s long-running e-newsletter, Directions. The award-winning publication will now serve its online audience with a new issue every Wednesday in their official language preference.

1000 days of fighting for trade union rights at Cargill Turkey

Toronto – January 11, 2021 – This day marks a grim hallmark in the effort to secure trade union rights for 14 workers at Cargill’s Bursa-Orhangazi starch and sugar factory who were dismissed after joining Turkey’s food workers union, Tekgida-İş, an affiliate of the IUF.