When Stephen Harper announced that his government would be raising the eligibility age for Old Age Security (OAS) from 65 to 67, it was judged, except in conservative circles, as being unnecessary. The Parliamentary Budget Officer, the federal and provincial finance ministers’ Research Working Group, and numerous economists have all agreed Canada’s retirement system is sustainable and there is no need to raise the OAS eligibility age.
UFCW Canada’s Youth Internship Program (YIP) recently launched a “Farm Workers Feed Communities” summer course in Leamington, Ontario. The program was met with great success as the youth organized and led a series of outreach initiatives including a community barbeque that celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) support centre in Leamington. It was the students’ enthusiasm and hard work that attracted over 1000 local agriculture workers and community members to the event.
On June 11, members of the UFCW Canada National Office joined thousands of community members at dozens of locations across the country to send a message by letter, and by walking, in support of an equal future for First Nations children in Canada.
Toronto, ON- June 8, 2012 - UFCW Canada's enduring campaign to fund the research efforts of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) reached new highs — and propelled the total raised since the campaign began in the mid-1980's past the $26 million mark.
Approximately every 34 minutes one person in Canada is diagnosed with blood cancer.
The widow of one of the victims of the horrific collision near Hampstead, Ontario has become the fourth recipient of a disbursement from the Migrant Workers Family Support Fund set up by UFCW Canada and the AWA to support and assist the families of the workers killed or injured in a two-vehicle crash on February 6.
UFCW is claiming victory in its effort to prevent multinational grocery conglomerate Royal Ahold from enforcing a policy that aimed to restrict its employees' use of social media outside of the workplace.
The final vote tallies released by Walmart at the company’s 2012 shareholders’ meeting last week clearly show growing concern and a lack of confidence in the retailers’s policies and leadership from public shareholders.
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