UN finds Canada and Ontario violate human rights

An agency of the United Nations has ruled a ban on farm unions violates the human rights of Ontario’s 100,000 migrant and domestic farm workers

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Gib Whitlock, 1942 – 2010

Long-time UFCW Canada leader Gib Whitlock peacefully passed away on Friday, November 12 with family by his side. The charismatic president of UFCW Canada Local 247 was 68.

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Another UFCW Canada Victory for Migrant Agriculture Workers:

Precedent-setting UFCW Canada collective agreement reached in B.C.

Abbotsford, B.C. - Migrant farm workers at Abbotsford's Sidhu & Sons Nursery, members of UFCW Canada Local 1518, are the latest to successfully negotiate a Collective Agreement with their employer.

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2010 BEGGS, DOWLING, MATHIEU UNION SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Congratulations to the 2010 recipients of the Beggs-Dowling-Mathieu Union Scholarship!

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