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NDF convention preps delegates to protect workers' rights

ufcw canada national defense fund convention monctonMoncton, NB – June 6, 2013 – UFCW Canada activists from across Canada gathered June 2 to 5, in Moncton, New Brunswick for the 27th Annual National Defence Fund Convention.

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Canada's leading union offers condolences in wake of fire at Chinese poultry facility

Toronto - June 3, 2013 - The deaths of at least 119 workers on Monday at a plant in Jilin, China, "is a tragic reminder that the health and safety of workers must be the first priority in any workplace," says Wayne Hanley, the National President of UFCW Canada (United Food and Commercial Workers union). UFCW Canada is Canada's largest, private-sector union — and the union that represents workers in the food retailing, warehousing and food manufacturing sectors in Canada, including the red meat and poultry processing industries.

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Attention UFCW Members: Deadline for $8,000 International Scholarship June 15

Toronto – June 4, 2013 – Attention all UFCW Canada members in a full-time post-secondary program:  the deadline for the UFCW International Scholarship is coming up on Saturday, June 15, 2013. Every year, the union awards the International Scholarship to UFCW members and the children of active members (who are also eligible to apply if they are unmarried and under the age of 20 on May 31, 2013).

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Activists gear up for Our Dreams Matter Too Walk to honour National Day of Reconciliation with Aboriginal communities

Toronto – June 5, 2013 – Activists are gearing up for UFCW Canada's Walk in Support of First Nations Children on June 11th, the National Day of Reconciliationwith Aboriginal communities. The event is part of the Our Dreams Matter Too Campaign, an initiative that is being led by UFCW Canada's national partner, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS).

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