Local Union 503 wins major victory for Manoir Richelieu workers in the Charlevoix Region
UFCW Canada Local Union 503 recently won a major victory for workers at Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in the Charlevoix Region of Quebec, after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to grant the company permission to appeal a provincial court decision that upheld an arbitrator's awarding of unpaid tips to the hotel's unionized staff. The court's refusal marks the end of a long and strenuous legal battle that began in August 2005.
The online efforts of activists and civil society organizations around the world have contributed to a big win for meat packers in New Zealand.
2011 was an important year for working Canadians. Amidst rising unemployment, an ever-growing divide between the nation's richest and poorest citizens, and a lack of government support for people who are desperately in need, voters made history by electing Jack Layton's New Democratic Party (
VANCOUVER, BC - December 19, 20011 - Over a hundred workers and community and labour activists converged at Library Square in downtown Vancouver, Canada yesterday chanting 'Stop the Blacklist', in a protest aimed at the Mexico government and its Vancouver consulate. It was the third such protest in the last two months and the largest to date — combining street theatre, a holiday choir, and even a solidarity visit by Santa Claus
Proclaimed by the United Nations in 2000, December 18th is annually commemorated as International Migrants Day to raise awareness that the human and labour rights of migrant workers must be respected and protected across all borders.
Over 235 food processing workers in Mississauga, Ontario, recently voted to become the newest members of 
Workers at a vegetable farm and wholesale operation 70 kilometers northeast of 
