Mont-Joli, Que. – February 22, 2014 – UFCW Canada Local 509 is pleased to announce that the agreement in principle reached between the Local Union's bargaining committee and the Metro Plus in Mont-Joli, Quebec has been approved by an overwhelming majority of workers.
Mexico City, Mexico – February 21, 2014 – The NAFTA Summit held in Toluca, Mexico on February 19 should have marked the beginning of a new dialogue between Mexico and Canada: a dialogue that fosters unconditional respect for the labour rights of all migrant workers.
Narewa, Fiji – February 20, 2014 – UFCW Canada and labour activists around the world are celebrating a hard-won victory for global labour rights after a successful online solidarity campaign – led by the International Union of Food workers (IUF) – forced the government of Fiji to drop all police charges laid against leaders of Fiji’s National Union of Hospitality Catering and Tourism Industries as a result of a strike action earlier this year.
Montreal – February 20, 2014 – Following a series of ratification meetings, 88% of the 900 members of UFCW Canada Local 500 have voted in favour of a new collective agreement. With this seven-year agreement, retroactive to August 2013, labour contracts are renewed for employees at seven Loblaw food stores – Ahuntsic, Cavendish, Pierrefonds, Jean-Talon, Kirkland (Provigo Le Marché), Saint-Laurent and LaSalle.
Mexico City, Mexico – February 19, 2014 – The NAFTA Summit, starting today in Toluca on February 19, leaves a bitter taste for Mexican migrant farm workers in Canada. To properly celebrate Barack Obama’s and Stephen Harper’s visit, Mexico has decided to relaunch its legal battle against the right of association for its own citizens in Canada.
Surrey, B.C. – February 19, 2014 – UFCW Canada Local 247 is partnering with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) to raise money for blood cancer research by forming a Team In Training (TNT) that will participate in the Nike Women's Half Marathon in Washington, D.C on April 27, 2014.
Toronto – February 17, 2014 – Oxfam Canada has recognized UFCW Canada's National Office, Local Unions, and members for their tremendous fundraising in support of Oxfam Canada's relief efforts in the Philippines following the catastrophic Super Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.
Washington, D.C. – February 16, 2014 – The following blog post by UFCW International President Joe Hansen was recently published in the Huffington Post, the world’s leading blog.
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