Canada's leading union offers condolences in wake of fire at Chinese poultry facility
Toronto - June 3, 2013 - The deaths of at least 119 workers on Monday at a plant in Jilin, China, "is a tragic reminder that the health and safety of workers must be the first priority in any workplace," says Wayne Hanley, the National President of UFCW Canada (United Food and Commercial Workers union). UFCW Canada is Canada's largest, private-sector union — and the union that represents workers in the food retailing, warehousing and food manufacturing sectors in Canada, including the red meat and poultry processing industries.