Roughly two-thirds of retail shifts fall outside of traditional daycare hours, and many UFCW Canada members are forced to use unlicensed daycare centres or even call-in sick to take care of their children. In light of these alarming facts, the UFCW Canada National Women's Advisory Committee is undertaking several initiatives to help members with issues surrounding childcare.
2011 was a successful year for webCampus with new courses in both English and French launched almost every month, and a record number of subscribers enjoyed the freedom of studying at their own time and own pace at no cost. Since it was launched in 2009, webCampus has become a very popular life changing program – not just among UFCW Canada members but also their families and the union’s community allies.
Recently 30 UFCW Canada activists from across the country attended the Egale (Equality For Gays and Lesbians Everywhere) "Speak Easy: Stand Out, Speak Up" annual gala in Toronto along with 350 other supporters from diverse organizations and backgrounds.
Recently more than 40 UFCW Canada members from Local Unions in the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC) gathered at the Halifax Common and walked with 1,300 participants in the first annual Light the Night Walk, which raises funds in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC).
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