In 1983 more than 3,000 injured workers and labour allies gathered outside Queen's Park, the provincial legislature in Toronto, to protest proposed changes to the workers' compensation system that would have cut back the income replacement that the system was meant to provide them.
Over 250 UFCW International staff representatives from across North America recently gathered in Silver Springs, MD to participate in a special international staff conference called the Growth Retreat.
The Ontario Health and Safety Act came in effect in 1979 and since then the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has collected data on occupational diseases.
The members of UFCW Canada Local 12R24 are once again partnering with their employer The Beer Store to run “Returns for Leukemia” – the highly successful bottle drive dedicated to raising research funds for leukemia, lymphoma and other blood related cancers.
The groundbreaking communications efforts of UFCW Canada local unions and the National Office were recently recognized by the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM), which presented the union with 7 awards at the 2011 CALM Conference held May 5 to 7 in Burnaby, B.C.
On May 3rd, 2011, the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) marked its 4th May Day and South Asian Heritage Celebration as part of the Asian Heritage Month.
Hundreds of Mexican migrant farm workers across southern Manitoba are facing a huge hit in crucial family income and possibly being repatriated in the wake of floods and an emergency breach of a dyke near farms in the Portage la Prairie area.
UFCW Canada was a leading force at the 2011 Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) Convention where over 2,500 trade unionists – including 150 UFCW Canada activists – came from across the country to gather in Vancouver, B.C. for the congress’s triennial conference.
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