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Still no justice for Rana Plaza victims on 2nd anniversary of tragedy

Toronto – April 24, 2015 – UFCW Canada activists joined social justice allies in the heart of Toronto's financial district to mark the second anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh where more than 1,100 workers were killed on the job.

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Poultry Workers’ Union calls for more action, consultation in wake of latest Avian Flu outbreak

Toronto – April 27, 2015 – In the wake of Canada’s latest Avian Flu outbreak – this time in Ontario – the country’s largest poultry workers’ union, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), is calling on federal and provincial governments to introduce specific protections for front-line worker safety and to ensure that poultry workers are an integral part in the planning of any and all programs, regulations and strategies to prevent future outbreaks of the deadly virus.

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Members at Firestone Textiles achieve new contract – UFCW 175

Woodstock, Ont. – April 25, 2015 – UFCW Canada Local 175 members working at Firestone Textiles have voted in favor of ratifying a new collective agreement.

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Ontario budget austerity measures short-sighted

Toronto – April 24, 2015 – Ontarians are struggling to find good paying jobs, more seniors are living in poverty, and while high unemployment persists, the Wynne government introduced a budget full of austerity measures in order to squeeze out the promise of balancing the books by 2017.

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