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Condolences and a call for increased diligence in wake of horrific Ontario accident

TORONTO, ON — February 6, 2012- The union that has led a two-decade campaign for increased workplace and safety rights for Ontario farm workers has offered its condolences and renewed its call for increased diligence in the wake of a horrific two-vehicle collision Monday that reportedly killed 10 agriculture workers riding in a van, as well as the driver of another vehicle.

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In wake of Hampstead tragedy UFCW Canada and AWA set up Migrant Workers Family Support Fund

In the wake of the tragic accident, UFCW Canada and the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) have also set a Migrant Workers Family Support Fund to immediately assist the families of the workers who were killed, as well as the families of the injured in the horrific accident.

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Zellers workers unite in new campaign that calls on Target Corp. to respect loyalty, experience and bargaining rights when hiring in Canada

Zellers workers across Canada are uniting as part of a new campaign that is asking Target for fairness when it comes to staffing its “new” Canadian stores.

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UFCW Canada calls on activists to stand in solidarity with thousands of Dutch cleaners

UFCW Canada is calling on all activists, friends and supporters to stand in solidarity with our Sisters and Brothers in Holland who work for FNV Bondgenoten as cleaners and have been striking for fairness for over a month.

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Seniors and the OFL occupy 21 Ontario Tory offices: Threats to Old Age Security ignite new movement of Blue-Grey Power

Labour activists teamed up with seniors, retirees and supporters on February 9 to occupying 21 Tory MP offices across Ontario, while other actions are taking place elsewhere in Canada. The Harper government’s recent threat to cut Old Age Security (OAS) benefits has inflamed a new movement of workers and pensioners, calling itself a movement of “Blue-Grey Power,” that is bringing the fight against the Conservative assault on retirement security directly to Tory constituency offices.

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Mexico escapes B.C. Labour Board hearings over blacklisting charges

But Mexican Consulate’s collusion with farm employers in ‘blacklisting’ migrant workers still to be subject of upcoming hearings

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