Leading the way on Labour Day
UFCW Canada activists came out in full force on September 6 to join working families at Labour Day parades, picnics and other community events.
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Unity benefits PEI workers
Since dedicating themselves to greater collaboration through the Eastern Provinces Council (EPC), four UFCW Canada local unions in the Atlantic region are leading the way in organizing workers throughout the Maritimes and Prince Edward Island in particular.
QPC raises $25,000 for LLSC
Over 160 UFCW Canada activists, friends and supporters teed off for cancer research on July 29 as part of a fundraising effort that swung up $25,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC).
Caribana success
UFCW Canada has added another year of success to its fun-filled tradition of participating in Toronto’s Caribana festival.
National staff updates
UFCW Canada recently made a series of staff changes and expansions to further support the National Office and local unions in achieving the 2018 growth target, which calls on all members, officers and staff to combine their efforts to help 240,000 non-organized workers join the union over the next eight years.
Groundbreaking effort puts People First
Thousands UFCW Canada members, environmentalists, human rights advocates and other members of the progressive movement marched through the streets of downtown Toronto on June 26 to protest the pro-corporate, anti-family actions and policies of the G2O leaders, who were simultaneously meeting in the city mere blocks from the massive demonstration.
Migrant ag workers gain contract breakthrough
About 70 migrant and temporary workers at a Quebec horticultural greenhouse have ratified a first-collective agreement that guarantees they are first in line when workers are hired to return the following season.
Young workers get ‘real’
UFCW Canada community organizers recently met with over 700 students in Ajax, Ontario, as part of the union’s ongoing effort to build relationships with young workers.
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