Montreal – January 21, 2013 – We are pleased to announce that Vanessa Menendez has won one of the $1,000 scholarships offered to UFCW Canada members and their children who are pursuing full-time studies in a recognized university, college or any other post-secondary educational institution.
Toronto – January 20, 2013 – At a time when the rich are getting richer and everyone else is struggling to keep their heads above water, Tim Hudak and the Ontario Conservatives are pushing a policy paper that attacks workers and the role of unions.
Ottawa – January 19, 2013 – Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan Benefits for 2013
Saskatoon, Sask. – January 17, 2013 – Activists from UFCW Canada Local 1400 recently gathered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to strengthen their political action skills in a two-day lobbying workshop facilitated by the National Office.
Toronto - January 17, 2013 - The call for justice has moved one step further in the wake of a Toronto Christmas Eve tragedy that killed four construction workers and left another with serious injuries.
Red Deer, Alta. – January 15, 2013 – Osman Panameno Jr. is one of 18 Beggs-Dowling-Mathieu (BDM) Scholarships winners for 2012. Osman is the son of Osman Panameno Sr., who has been a member of UFCW Canada Local 1118 at the Olymel (and earlier, Fletcher's) pork processing plant in Red Deer, Alberta for more than 25 years.
New York – January 15, 2013 – Around 60 H&M workers in New York City recently joined RWDSU Local 1102 to have a union voice at the workplace. Workers at 11 Manhattan H&M stores are now under a master contract.
Quebec – January 14, 2013 – Jennifer Turbide is one of 18 BDM Scholarship winners for 2012. Sister Turbide is the spouse of UFCW Canada Local 503 member Daniel Dagenais, an electrical mechanic at Charcuterie La Tour Eiffel in Quebec City.
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