Saskatoon, Sask. – January 22, 2013 – Terry Harris is President of UFCW Canada Local 649. Local 649 consists of one bargaining unit at Federated Co-operatives Limited in Saskatoon, with five separate and unique sites — head office, warehouse, feed mill, Saskatoon propane plant, and Melfort propane plant.
Hamilton, Ont. – January 21, 2013 – Dozens of Swiss Chalet workers in Southern Ontario are now members of UFCW Canada Local 206 following a winning unionization campaign in Hamilton and a rare Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) ruling against the company's attempt to prevent its employees from joining the union in Paris, a community about 100 kilometres from Toronto.
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.
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