April 28 - National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Job
April 28 is the National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the job. Remember the Dead. Fight for the Living.
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National Committees meet, build on progress
UFCW Canada’s four National Council committees met in Toronto recently to review and discuss their ongoing programs to help build the union and prepare it for the future.
May 1 - International Workers' Day
This past weekend at various communities across Canada, many UFCW Canada members joined thousands of other working people and their families to participate in rallies, parades and gatherings to mark International Workers' Day.
Unity leads to growth for EPC
For the first time in over 25 years, delegates from every UFCW Canada local union in the Atlantic Region officially came together to share experiences and discuss the issues facing members and non-organized workers in Eastern Canada.
Activists remember and call out ‘never again’
A large group of UFCW Canada members, officers and staff joined hundreds of other activists and civil society organizations across the country on April 28 to remember the fallen and fight for living as part of the National Day of Mourning ceremonies.
Sending a message to Loblaw Companies
UFCW Canada activists joined other labour allies outside the Loblaw Companies headquarters in Brampton, Ontario to protest the callous treatment of more than 100 UFCW Canada RWDSU members who were thrown out of work with only the absolute in minimum severance pay when Loblaw shut its National Grocers distribution warehouse in Sudbury, Ontario.
AWA grows again
The Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) grows stronger this season with the addition of another new centre — and an expanded outreach agenda to agriculture workers across the country.
Aramark workers at UBC vote “Yes”
Food service workers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan campus in Kelowna, B.C. have overwhelmingly voted “Yes” to certify UFCW Canada Local 247 as their union and bargaining agent.
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