Locals 175 and 1977 merge to become 60,000 members strong!
The members of UFCW Canada Locals 175 and 1977 recently voted to combine their local unions and create a new bargaining force that will be 60,000 members strong.
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By the Numbers: Canada’s largest food retail employers
The Report on Business just released its annual list of Canada’s largest employers for 2010, and once again the country’s biggest food retailers are right up there with the energy giants and the big 5 banks.
UFCW Canada at Women's Worlds 2011
More than 1,900 women activists, students, researchers and trade unionists recently gathered in Ottawa, July 3 to 7, for the 2011 Women's Worlds Congress. UFCW Canada was one of the event's sponsors, which every three years draws participants from around the world to explore how issues like equality, human rights, economics, labour rights, and education impact women.
Over 125 hospitality workers join Local 102
Over 125 hotel employees in southern Ontario are the newest hospitality workers to join the growing ranks of UFCW Canada Local 102.
Migrant workers applaud Grapes of Wrath
Recently, fact met fiction when two dozen migrant farm workers in southern Ontario attended a theatre performance of The Grapes of Wrath at the Stratford Festival.
UFCW Canada migrant worker initiative Education Has No Borders honoured
The UFCW Canada Human Rights department’s Education Has No Borders international campaign is this year’s winner of the prestigious Breaking Barriers Award from the Canadian Association of Labour Media (CALM).
First-ever Local 1400 Youth Conference
From across Saskatchewan, 30 youth members of UFCW Canada Local 1400 recently convened for the first-ever UFCW Canada Local 1400 Youth Conference, June 13-14 at Local 1400's new Regina office.
Western Regional YIP a success
The 2011 Western Regional Youth Internship Program (YIP) in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C., recently marked the completion of yet another successful session of Canada’s leading program for youth and labour activists.
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