UFCW Canada represented at Copenhagen
The FTQ – Quebec’s central labour body – made its own piece of history when, for the first time, it made a presentation at a United Nations conference on climate change in Copenhagen, Denmark last December.
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EPC members receive steward and health-and-safety training
About 30 rank-and-file members of UFCW Canada local unions from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick got together in February for an education program conducted by the union’s Eastern Provinces Council (EPC).
A moving memorial
UFCW Canada members and activists were among more than 300 marchers on Feb. 14 in Calgary to honour the murdered and missing women of southern Alberta.
Climbing to the Summit
UFCW Canada leaders, organizers, and activists are gearing up for next week’s first National Growth Summit in Toronto, which will include a series of growth-focused discussions, workshops, and presentations.
B.C. migrant farm workers go union with UFCW Canada
The B.C. Labour Relations Board (LRB) last week certified a bargaining unit of more than 70 migrant farm workers after a majority voted to join UFCW Canada Local 1518.
Mobilizing aid for Chile
Barely a month-and-a-half removed from Haiti’s devastating earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands, another shattering earthquake has left Chile in what its government deems “a state of catastrophe.”
IWD 2010: Achievements and setbacks
As we recognize the achievements of women around the world, and especially in Canada, on International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8, there is much to celebrate – and much more to yet be achieved.
Racism’s stark reality is no reason for a pessimistic future
UFCW Canada statement on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Sunday, March 21, 2010
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