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Politics Blog: A pandemic is no time for political games

Ottawa – March 24, 2021 – Canadians grow more cynical about politics when they see parties more intent on political gamesmanship than helping those most in need.

webCampus expands skilled trades programs with professional cook pre-apprenticeship – Register Now

Toronto – March 23, 2021 – UFCW Canada’s webCampus online learning platform has recently launched its newest pre-apprenticeship program for professional cooks.

Warehousing members at VersaCold achieve new contract – UFCW 501

Versacold members achieve new contract – UFCW 501 Ville Saint-Laurent, Que. – March 22, 2021 – UFCW 501 members working at VersaCold recently agreed to a new five-year contract that increases wages upwards of 45 per cent over the life of the collective agreement.

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Toronto – March 19, 2021 – In 1966, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted a resolution to proclaim March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, marking the day in 1960 when police opened fire and killed 69 people at a demonstration against apartheid in Sharpeville, South Africa.

Alabama Amazon workers on the cusp of historic organizing victory

Toronto – March 18, 2021 – Nearly 6,000 warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama are on the cusp of a historic organizing victory to be the first to form a US-based Amazon union.

B.C. budtenders ratify historic first contract – UFCW 1518

Victoria, B.C. – March 17, 2021 – Budtenders at Clarity Cannabis recently ratified their first collective agreement that ushers in major wage and workplace improvements setting historic new standards for the industry.