Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. – July 27, 2013 – UFCW Canada made a stand for public healthcare and good jobs on Thursday by joining community allies and concerned citizens from across Ontario – and Canada – to rally for fairness at the First Ministers’ conference in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
Quebec City – July 26, 2013 – An application for union certification has been filed by UFCW Canada Local 501, after workers at Les Productions Horticoles Demers Inc. indicated their support to bring the union advantage to their workplace. Many of the workers are migrant agriculture workers from Guatemala and Mexico.
Ottawa – July 25, 2013
National Net Debt: Combined Public and Private Sector Debt:
Out of 163 countries, 127 are net debtors while only 36 have a surplus (net debt is the total combined debt of a country’s public and private sectors, minus the debt owed to both sectors).
Toronto – July 24, 2013 – UFCW Canada families, friends and supporters kicked off the 2013 Caribana season in Toronto on July 20 with a fun-filled night of music, dancing and raffle prizes at the UFCW Canada Local 1993 annual Summer Splash.
Saskatoon – July 23, 2013 – UFCW Canada women activists from across Saskatchewan gathered recently in Saskatoon for the annual UFCW Saskatchewan Women’s Conference as UFCW Canada sisters from the province convened to celebrate labour rights, and to strategize in pushing against the ultra-Conservative attack on working families, and the impact of that attack on Saskatchewan workplaces, employees and their communities.
Toronto – July 22, 2013 – UFCW Canada is giving migrant workers and their families hope for a better future through the 2013 Migrant Workers Scholarship program, which offers twenty $500 union scholarships to the family members of migrant workers.
Calgary – July 22, 2013 – Between the flooding that impacted much of Southern Alberta and the undeterred celebration of Calgary’s “Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth,” the past few weeks have been nothing if not eventful for Albertans and the province’s largest private-sector local union, UFCW Canada Local 401. Whether in clean-up or celebrating, Local 401 activists have been especially present throughout the province, working closely with community allies, including the NDP.
Brampton, Ont. – July 19, 2013 – A group of retail employees at the Sirens clothing store in Brampton, Ontario made history this week by becoming the first group of Sirens employees in Canada to join the union by voting “Yes!” to UFCW Canada Local 175.
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