Montreal – November 16, 2013 – Workers at the Exceldor poultry processing facility in Saint-Anselme have ratified a first collective agreement as members of UFCW Canada Local 1991P. The agreement covers a bargaining unit of about 600 members, and runs until July 2020.
Leamington, Ont. – November 15, 2013 – Canada’s leading food workers union is standing with the community of Leamington, Ontario today in the aftershock of the H.J. Heinz Company’s announcement that will directly cost the city more than 650 good union jobs, and the province’s agricultural sector thousands more.
Toronto – November 14, 2013 – Long-time UFCW Canada activist and leader Paul Meinema has been elected President of the UFCW Canada National Council by the members of the National Council Executive Board.
Welland, Ont. – November 14, 2013 – Security guards at Doral Holdings' Seaway Mall in Welland, Ontario are the newest members of UFCW Canada Local 333 following a successful unionization campaign this fall.
Toronto – November 14, 2013 – UFCW Canada members and political action course graduates recently put their skills to work in Toronto by volunteering for pro-worker candidate Linda McQuaig in the city’s by-election. McQuaig is an award-winning author and journalist who is especially well-known for her work about the rapidly growing gap between the rich and the rest of us, and the essential role of organized labour in building more fairness for our communities and future.
Mexico City – November 13, 2013 – UFCW Canada recently joined Mexican officials from the federal, state and municipal level, as well as human rights institutions, academics and civil society organizations for the National Forum on Migration, Health and Human Rights organized by the Mexican Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and the National Institute for Public Health (INSP).
Newmarket, Ont. – November 12, 2013 – Workers at TOK Transit Limited in Newmarket, Ontario recently became the newest members of UFCW Canada Local 206 after winning their campaign to join Canada’s leading and most progressive union.
Kelowna, B.C. – November 10, 2013 – UFCW Canada Local 1518 members employed at Fernbrae Manor in Kelowna have voted overwhelmingly in favour of accepting terms for a new three-year contract with the employer.
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