Latin American migrant workers brutally massacred in Mexico
On August 24, 2010, the bodies of 72 migrants from Central and South America were found in San Fernando, Mexico, approximately 100 km south of the U.S. border.
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UFCW Canada sets Ontario Loblaw strike deadline
Four days of talks between UFCW Canada and Loblaw Companies Ltd. wound up on September 11 with some progress on key issues but no settlement in the prolonged negotiations that have been underway since April.
Leading the way on Labour Day
UFCW Canada activists came out in full force on September 6 to join working families at Labour Day parades, picnics and other community events.
Unity benefits PEI workers
Since dedicating themselves to greater collaboration through the Eastern Provinces Council (EPC), four UFCW Canada local unions in the Atlantic region are leading the way in organizing workers throughout the Maritimes and Prince Edward Island in particular.
QPC raises $25,000 for LLSC
Over 160 UFCW Canada activists, friends and supporters teed off for cancer research on July 29 as part of a fundraising effort that swung up $25,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC).
Caribana success
UFCW Canada has added another year of success to its fun-filled tradition of participating in Toronto’s Caribana festival.
National staff updates
UFCW Canada recently made a series of staff changes and expansions to further support the National Office and local unions in achieving the 2018 growth target, which calls on all members, officers and staff to combine their efforts to help 240,000 non-organized workers join the union over the next eight years.
Groundbreaking effort puts People First
Thousands UFCW Canada members, environmentalists, human rights advocates and other members of the progressive movement marched through the streets of downtown Toronto on June 26 to protest the pro-corporate, anti-family actions and policies of the G2O leaders, who were simultaneously meeting in the city mere blocks from the massive demonstration.
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