Toronto – February 3, 2014 – UFCW Canada’s groundbreaking online education program, webCampus, has launched two new courses for the month of February. The free online courses are being offered from February 3rd to 28th and are available to all UFCW Canada members and their families, as well as our community partners.
Montreal – February 1, 2014 – UFCW Canada Local 1991P members working at the Résidence Nouvelle-Acadie retirement residence in the Montérégie region of Quebec have overwhelmingly ratified a first collective agreement.
Mississauga, Ont. – January 31, 2014 – After 22 days on the picket line, UFCW Canada Local 175 members at Horizon Plastics have a four-year collective agreement that resolves a number of the outstanding issues that resulted in the rejection of earlier settlements.
Toronto – January 30, 2014 – On January 31, thousands of Canadians across the country will celebrate the Lunar New Year – the Year of the Horse – by spending time with friends and family in numerous fun-filled activities to mark year 4712 on the lunar calendar.
Ottawa – January 30, 2014 – A recent report released by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) recommended the Ontario minimum wage be increased to $14.50 an hour by 2016 which would be 60% of the average industrial wage and would set the minimum wage as a living wage.
Acknowledging the Past and Building Towards the Future
Toronto – January 29, 2014 – For over four centuries, people of African heritage have been a fundamental thread woven into the fabric of Canadian society and the labor movement.
Quebec City – January 28, 2014 – The Quebec Labour Relations Commission has certified the employees at Bagel Maguire as the newest members of UFCW Canada Local 503, after a majority said "YES" to creating a UFCW Canada bargaining unit at their workplace.
Toronto – January 27, 2014 – This year's North American Leaders' Summit in February coincides with the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The venue for the summit is Mexico, which makes the timing opportune for Prime Minister Harper to end his government's silence in the face of overwhelming evidence which corroborates that Mexican government officials violated Canadian law, the human and labour rights of Mexican citizens working in Canada, as well as provisions of NAFTA.
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