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UFCW Canada National Youth Internship Program (YIP)

The first session of the 2007 Youth Internship Program (YIP) was held in Collingwood, Ontario and was a great success.

The participants came from across the country.
The participants went through workshops designed to highlight UFCW Canada’s past, present, and future. They learned about the history, structure, and role that UFCW Canada plays in their workplace, community, home, and country. They also addressed the challenges of globalization and Wal-Mart, and how they change our daily lives.

Commentary by Wayne Hanley, National President, UFCW Canada regarding the unionization of migrant farm workers at Mayfair Farms in Portage La Prairie

The recent decision by the Manitoba Labour Board to certify a union of migrant workers at Mayfair Farms in Portage La Prairie was not only a just decision but wholly in keeping with a ruling by Canada's Supreme Court on June 8th that the right to collective bargaining is guaranteed to all workers in Canada under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Yes, this includes migrant workers.

Commentaire de Wayne Hanley, président national des TUAC Canada, concernant la syndicalisation des travailleurs agricoles migrants

La récente décision de la Commission des relations de travail du Manitoba d’accorder l’accréditation syndicale aux travailleurs agricoles de Mayfair Farms à Portage La Prairie était non seulement une décision juste mais aussi totalement en harmonie avec un jugement rendu le 8 juin par la Cour suprême du Canada à l’effet que le droit de négociation collective est garanti à tous les travailleurs et travailleuses canadiens en vertu de la Charte des droits et libertés.

Et oui, cela inclut les travailleurs agricoles.

Manitoba labour board says migrant farm workers can join UFCW Canada

Decision follows landmark Supreme Court decision that labour rights are human rights

WINNIPEG, MB-- June 26, 2007-
The Manitoba Labour Board (MLB) has issued a groundbreaking decision supporting the right of migrant agricultural workers in Manitoba to join a Canadian union and participate fully in collective bargaining.

The ruling regarded an application for union certification for workers employed at Mayfair Farms in Portage La Prairie including seasonal migrant workers on
the farm.

In a definitive decision the MLB ruled unanimously that the workers at Mayfair Farms are entitled to be represented by UFCW Canada Local 832.

"This is a great day for the Mayfair workers," said Wayne Hanley, the National President of UFCW Canada, "and for all Manitoba agricultural workers no matter
where they come from."

"It also confirms what the Supreme Court ruled earlier this June: that labour rights are human rights guaranteed under the Charter for all people working in
Canada, and that includes farm workers from here or abroad."

UFCW Canada members raise record $1.424 million for leukemia charity

TORONTO, June 15, 2007- UFCW Canada members have set a new fundraising record of $1,424,000 in their annual campaign backing the efforts of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC).

The record breaking campaign makes the UFCW Canada membership the largest annual supporter of LLSC's research to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers.

Les membres des TUAC Canada amassent la somme record de 1,424 M $

TORONTO, le 15 juin 2007 – Les membres des TUAC Canada ont établi un nouveau record de 1 424 000 $ dans le cadre de leur levée de fonds annuelle à l’appui de la Société de leucémie & lymphome du Canada (SLLC). Avec ce don, les membres des TUAC Canada constituent le plus important donateur annuel de la SLLC dans le but de faire avancer la recherche pour vaincre la leucémie, les lymphomes et d’autres cancers du sang.

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