2011 was an important year for working Canadians. Amidst rising unemployment, an ever-growing divide between the nation's richest and poorest citizens, and a lack of government support for people who are desperately in need, voters made history by electing Jack Layton's New Democratic Party (NDP) as the Official Opposition to Stephen Harper's Conservative government.
Like most working people, UFCW Canada members throughout the country have shown a burgeoning interest on who the New Democratic Party will choose as the Leader to succeed Jack Layton, and the National Council of UFCW Canada is being proactive to ensure that the next federal NDP leader will continue to represent the interests of UFCW Canada members and workers throughout the Canada.
UFCW Canada Local Union 503 recently won a major victory for workers at Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in the Charlevoix Region of Quebec, after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to grant the company permission to appeal a provincial court decision that upheld an arbitrator's awarding of unpaid tips to the hotel's unionized staff. The court's refusal marks the end of a long and strenuous legal battle that began in August 2005.
UFCW Canada Local 1000A recently announced that food retail members have won a court injunction to stop Loblaws Supermarkets Ltd.’s inappropriate application of a letter of understanding in the collective agreement. Letter of Understanding 59 concerns the conversion of a conventional store to a Great Food banner and states if a member does not regularly work a particular time or day at their store, they will not be required to make themselves available for work at that time or day in the Great Food banner if it’s for legitimate reasons and not personal preference.
The online efforts of activists and civil society organizations around the world have contributed to a big win for meat packers in New Zealand.
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