Agriculture activism honoured at UFCW Canada – AWA Awards
Toronto – November 6, 2014 – Over 300 UFCW Canada activists, agriculture workers and community allies gathered in Toronto for the 14th Annual UFCW Canada AWA Awards Dinner.
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UFCW Canada denounces Bill 8, demands Quebec government stop discriminating against the most vulnerable
Toronto – October 24, 2014 – UFCW Canada expresses shock and dismay with Quebec’s Liberal government for ramming through legislation that has the potential to strip many agriculture workers of their basic human rights.
Canada's leading union and allies gain EI victory for migrant workers
Ottawa – September 17, 2014 – More than 100 migrant agriculture workers will now receive the EI Parental Benefits they were wrongfully denied by an Employment Insurance tribunal, in the wake of a successful legal battle supported by UFCW Canada, the Agriculture Workers Alliance, and argued by Niagara North Community Legal Assistance and the Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC).
Migrant Workers Scholarships nominator profile: Jorge Cortazar Lopez
Toronto – September 16, 2014 – Jorge Cortazar Lopez is 33-years-old and has been coming to Canada from his native Mexico for the past two years under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program.
UFCW Canada battles Quebec legislation that strips rights of agriculture workers
Quebec City – September 15, 2014 – UFCW Canada presented a hard-hitting brief to the Quebec National Assembly regarding the provincial Liberal government's Bill 8 and its attack on the labour rights of seasonal agriculture workers in Quebec to unionize and bargain collectively.
UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Scholarships recipients announced
Toronto – September 12, 2014 – The latest recipients of the UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Scholarships have been announced. The recipients are a diverse group of young people from the Global South, ranging in age from 4 to 24 — attending school in Philippines, Guatemala, Jamaica, Kenya, and Mexico.
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