Laval, Que. – July 31, 2014 – UFCW Canada Local 500 Members at the Extra Auteuil IGA in Laval, Quebec have achieved a new collective agreement effective last month. Roughly one hundred members will benefit from the contract, allowing them to build on past achievements to improve their working conditions through collective bargaining.
Canada's leading union for migrant farm workers files complaint with Ontario Human Rights Commission
Toronto – July 31, 2014 – Canada’s leading union for migrant farm workers is asking the Ontario Human Rights Commission to open an inquiry into gender-based discrimination practiced by Canadian agribusinesses that employ migrant farm workers under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP).
Calling all UFCW Canada members: Help build Canada’s voice for fairness and win a free iPad!
As members of Canada’s leading union, we cannot ignore politics because politics does not ignore us. We must act as a positive force for progressive change.
Fort McMurray, Alta. – July 30, 2014 – Aramark workers in Fort McMurray, Alberta recently ratified their first collective bargaining agreement as members of UFCW Canada Local 401. The Aramark employees work as cooks, housekeepers, camp attendants, and maintenance employees at one of the largest food and beverage service companies in the world.
Toronto – July 29, 2014 – LensCrafters associates are clearly seeing the union advantage as a new group of LensCrafters employees at Scarborough Town Centre in Toronto have voted "YES" to joining UFCW Canada Local 1000A.The organizing victory makes the Scarborough Town Centre store the fifth LensCrafters location to be represented by Local 1000A.
Gimli, Man. – July 28, 2014 – Canada’s leading union for young workers recently held a stimulating week of training and education with UFCW Canada youth activists from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. From July 21 - 25, members of UFCW Canada Locals 649, 832, 1400, and 1869 participated in the Youth Internship Program (YIP) in Gimli, Manitoba.
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