Edmonton – May 28, 2013 – UFCW Canada Local 1000A and the National Office were both awarded the prestigious Breaking Barriers Award at this year’s Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM) conference in Edmonton, Alberta.
Montreal – May 27, 2013 – UFCW Canada (United Food and Commercial Workers union) Local Unions in Quebec welcome the provincial government’s new initiative aimed to encourage the major food retail chains to offer more Quebec products on their shelves.
Halifax – May 26, 2013 – UFCW Canada Local 864 Members in Nova Scotia recently celebrated the unanimous ratification of a groundbreaking collective agreement that improves standards and introduces a new approach to conflict resolution based on First Nations traditions and customs.
Washington, D.C. – May 25, 2013 – UFCW's commitment to help bring justice to Walmart workers has been honoured by the International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF). The ILRF is an international advocacy organization dedicated to achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide.
Tell Stephen Harper to take real responsibility: Resign!
Ottawa – May 23, 2013 – With every shameful revelation, Canadians are finding out the true depth of the Conservative Senate scandal and the central role of the Stephen Harper government in the growing national embarrassment and disgrace of Parliament that is outraging Canadians of all political stripes.
Toronto – May 23, 2013 – Just in time for summer, a new Heat Stress Awareness Tool is now available to all UFCW Canada activists and members to raise awareness of the dangers posed by hot and humid weather at work.
Toronto – May 22, 2013 – The International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations' international body on labour rights, has released a report regarding the application of ILO conventions. It gave the Stephen Harper government and the provincial governments of Alberta and Ontario failing grades with respect to labour rights for agriculture workers.
Montréal – May 21, 2013 – UFCW Canada Local 500 is happy to report that a new collective agreement has been signed at IGA in Varennes. Following a vote that was held at a general meeting on March 25, 2013, the employees at this food market adopted the agreement-in-principle to which their bargaining committee had come. The new seven-year collective agreement that Local 500 and the employer concluded, which is basically a renewal of the previous one, has officially been adopted and will apply until April 2020.
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