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By the Numbers: Student Debt in Canada

Education should be a human right, not a debt sentence

Toronto – April13, 2013 – Between 1990 and 2010, average tuition fees for post-secondary education in Canada increased four-fold from $1,271 to $5,139.

 

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UFCW Canada and Mexico's CNC sign historic agreement

ufcw canada mexico cnc agreement migrant workersCuernavaca, Mexico – April 11, 2013 – The National Farm Workers' Confederation (CNC) and UFCW Canada have signed an historic agreement to ensure that the rights of migrant agriculture workers are protected and defended in Mexico, Canada and the United States. The Mexican Secretary of Labour and Social Welfare, Alfonso Navarrete Prida, and Graco Ramirez, the governor of Morelos, attended the event and were honorary witnesses to the agreement.

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2012 BDM Union Scholarship Winner: Lizzie Hayward, Local 401

Calgary – April 11, 2013 – Lizzie Hayward is one of 18 Beggs-Dowling-Mathieu (BDM) Scholarships winners for 2012. Lizzie is the daughter of UFCW Canada Local 401 Member Bill Hayward, a retail meat-cutter for Safeway Canada, who is a leading activist for the union in the stores and the Calgary community.

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UFCW activists join Day of Pink movement to stop bullying

Toronto – April 10, 2013 – UFCW Canada activists across the country joined millions of Canadians today in making a stand against bullying, discrimination, homophobia and transphobia by supporting the Day of Pink movement in a number of fun and meaningful ways.

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Follow Canada's Leading Union on Pinterest!

Toronto – April 10, 2013 – UFCW Canada's award-winning activist art, posters, and infographics are now available on Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/ufcwcanada.

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Canada’s Largest Private-Sector Union Blasts Harper for RBC Debacle

"In this Conservative scheme everyone is victimized," says UFCW Canada leader

Toronto, Ont. —  April 9, 2013 — UFCW Canada, the country’s largest private-sector union and Canada’s leading national voice for migrant and temporary foreign workers, is joining the groundswell of Canadians in expressing frustration and outrage over the federal government’s latest failure to protect the well-being of Canadian workers, while further victimizing Canada’s most precarious workforce.

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Canada's best union advances member education with over $335,000 in union scholarships

Toronto – April 8, 2013 – This year Canada's best union, UFCW Canada, and its local and regional affiliates are once again leading the way in promoting member education by offering more than $335,000 in union scholarships and education assistance funding to eligible members and their families.

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2012 BDM Union Scholarship Winner: Chantal LaRoche, Local 1518

Vancouver – April 6, 2013 – UFCW Canada Local 1518 Chantal LaRoche is one of 18 BDM Union Scholarships winners for 2012.

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