Montreal – November 10, 2017 – UFCW Canada Local 500 activist Rosannie Filato has been elected as the new city councillor for the Montreal borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc Extension after defeating incumbent councillor Elsie Lefebvre in the city’s municipal election, held on November 5.
Regina, Sask. – November 6, 2017 – On the opening day of the fall sitting for the Saskatchewan legislature, UFCW Canada activists joined hundreds of allies at a rally in opposition to Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall’s provincial budget and austerity measures.
Saskatoon, Sask. – October 28, 2017 – With the leadership race for Saskatchewan’s New Democratic Party (NDP) now underway, UFCW Canada Local 1400 – the largest private sector union in the province – and the UFCW Saskatchewan Provincial Council recently endorsed Ryan Meili for leader of the party.
Ottawa, Ont. – October 12, 2017 – After a long and grueling leadership campaign, Ontario MPP Jagmeet Singh has been elected as the new leader of Canada’s NDP.
Victoria, B.C. – October 11, 2017 – UFCW Canada Local 1518 President Ivan Limpright has been appointed as the labour force representative for British Columbia’s newly-established Fair Wages Commission, which is tasked with putting forward a plan to raise the province’s minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Toronto – October 5, 2017 – Each year on October 7, the World Day for Decent Work joins workers and organizations around the world in a call for equity, fairness, and opportunity that comes through decent work.
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