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Registration opens for acclaimed Prairie School for Union Women

A newly released study confirms what Sisters who have attended already know: that the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s Prairie School for Union Women (PSUW) provides important benefits to the working women of the province. The study was conducted by University of Regina faculty member, Dr. Cindy Hanson.

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NDP Leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair supports Zellers workers in asking Target for Fairness

NDP Leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair has announced his support for a petition that calls on the federal government to review the sale of Zellers to Target, and to join the www.targetfairness.ca campaign in asking the retailer for fairness when it comes to respecting the seniority, wages and benefits of Zellers workers.

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Another horrific accident kills four Filipino migrant workers

Just a month after the terrible Hampstead, Ontario tragedy, another highway collision involving migrant workers has claimed the lives of four Filipino migrant workers and left another seriously injured after a head-on collision on the Queen Elizabeth highway between Edmonton and Calgary. All five victims of the accident were employed as temporary foreign workers in Edmonton.

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CALM Awards deadline approaching

The deadline for this year’s CALM Awards submissions is rapidly approaching.

The CALM Awards are open to all members and associate members of the Canadian Association of Labour Media, and Local Unions are invited to submit their best print and electronic publications from last year to CALM before March 31, 2012.

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From our friends at Making Change at Walmart

Walmart Associates from across the United States are coming together to call on Walmart to be a better employer. These brave workers have formed the Organization United for Respect at Walmart (OUR Walmart).  OUR Walmart's Declaration for Respect calls on Walmart to pay a family-sustaining wage; recognize their freedom of association; and ultimately show them respect.

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Thomas Mulcair meets with UFCW Canada Activists in Saskatchewan

UFCW Canada Local 1400 recently hosted a luncheon at its Education Centre in Saskatoon to introduce local union activists to New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair, who was officially endorsed by the union earlier this year.

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By the Numbers: Women in Canada

17.4 million women and girls live in Canada

1 in 5 women and girls were born outside of Canada

8.1 million (58.3%) women were employed in 2009

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More unions join UFCW Canada in supporting Thomas Mulcair for NDP Leader

On March 6, 2012, New Democratic Party (NDP) leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair met with UFCW Canada activists and members of the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at the Quality Suites hotel in Toronto, Ontario. All four unions have formally endorsed Mr. Mulcair's campaign for the NDP leadership.

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