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New video contest to raise youth awareness about workplace rights

Ottawa – March 21, 2013 – UFCW Canada is promoting a new youth leadership initiative aimed at educating young Canadians about workplace health safety, employee rights, and fairness on the job. The contest is seeking original youth-made videos on how to work safe and smart on the job in order to prevent injuries and illnesses at work.

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2012 BDM scholarship winner: Rebecca Landry, Local 1000A

Oshawa, Ont. – March 20, 2013 – Rebecca Landry is one of 18 Beggs-Dowling-Mathieu (BDM) Scholarships winners for 2012. Sister Landry is a Member of UFCW Canada Local 1000A who works at the Real Canadian Superstore in Oshawa, Ont.

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Workers at Jolibec Hatchery in Quebec vote “Yes!” to Local 501

Montreal – March 19, 2013 – Hatchery workers in the Quebec region of St-Félix-de-Valois have become the newest members of UFCW Canada Local 501 by recently voting “Yes!” to the leading voice for workers and their families.

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By the Numbers: Facts about Racial Discrimination in Canada

Ottawa – March 17, 2013 – 18 percent of racialized men report experiencing discrimination or unfair treatment when dealing with the police or courts; compared to 5.8 percent of non-racialized men in Canada.

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B.C. Labour Board denies attempt to suppress Blacklisting evidence

Vancouver – March 16, 2013 – The British Columbia (B.C.) Labour Board has denied an attempt by the Mexican government to suppress documentary evidence – including the testimony of former consular officials – that supports allegations the Mexican government was involved in blacklisting union supporters from returning to Canada as part of the migrant worker program.

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UFCW and Amnesty demand investigation into death of activist Carlos Hernández

Guatemala City, Guatemala – March 15, 2013 – UFCW Canada has joined Amnesty International and a growing number of civil society and social justice organizations around the globe in calling for an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into the killing of union activist Carlos Hernández.

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UFCW leads labour at Sask. NDP leadership convention, rallies delegates to Stop Bill 85

Saskatoon, Sask. – March 13, 2013 – UFCW Canada activists joined other New Democrats in Saskatoon this past weekend to attend the party's Annual and Leadership Convention to build momentum in the province and stop the anti-worker Saskatchewan Party in the next election.

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UFCW Canada victory for Quebec agriculture workers

March 12, 2013 - The Superior Court of Quebec has upheld a UFCW Canada challenge of a section of the Quebec Labour Code that had blocked many seasonal agriculture workers in Quebec from unionizing. The victory comes in the wake of a four-year battle at the Quebec Labour Commission and in the courts, to uphold a UFCW Canada Local 501 certification application made on behalf of migrant workers at the L’Écuyer/Locas farm in Quebec.

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