The members of the UFCW United Latinos Executive Board recently gathered in Toronto to talk about the critical issues facing Latino North American workers, plan for the upcoming United Latinos Convention in Las Vegas, and mark the group's first-ever meeting in Canada.
Excitement continues to build around UFCW Canada’s groundbreaking webCampus program. Since it was launched in January 2009, more than 5,000 UFCW Canada members and their families, as well as social partners from across Canada, have enjoyed the benefits of close to 100 English and French free online courses.
During the last weekend of May, UFCW Canada Local 12R24 and The Beer Store once again teamed up for the annual “Returns for Leukemia” bottle drive, which invites people to donate their bottle deposit refunds, pocket change and checkout contributions to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC).
Within three short months of being launched, the new Students Against Migrant Exploitation network, or SAME, is already building momentum, gaining interest and making a difference.
The results are in: UFCW Canada members, friends and supporters raised $1,914,262 for leukemia research in 2009-2010, and a grand total of $21,773,802 since the union started contributing to the fight for a cure over 20 years ago.
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As the G20 sets up shop in downtown Toronto, UFCW Canada is working with its allies to make the final arrangements for two public forums that promise to engage activists and raise some essential questions about the impact of globalization on workers and their communities.
After many years of warnings by UFCW Canada and its allies, and after the tragic Christmas Eve death of four workers, the Ontario government is finally starting to admit the province’s system for injured workers is unfit and requires urgent care.
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