Poultry Workers’ Union calls for more action, consultation in wake of latest Avian Flu outbreak
Toronto – April 27, 2015 – In the wake of Canada’s latest Avian Flu outbreak – this time in Ontario – the country’s largest poultry workers’ union, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), is calling on federal and provincial governments to introduce specific protections for front-line worker safety and to ensure that poultry workers are an integral part in the planning of any and all programs, regulations and strategies to prevent future outbreaks of the deadly virus.
Toronto – April 24, 2015 – UFCW Canada activists joined social justice allies in the heart of Toronto's financial district to mark the second anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh where more than 1,100 workers were killed on the job.
Ottawa – April 23, 2015 – This year, safer and healthier workplaces could be just one election away. 
Toronto – April 21, 2015 – At a time when Canadians are struggling to find good paying jobs, more seniors are living in poverty, and while high unemployment persists, Harper's Conservatives introduced a budget more concerned with the continued gutting of services in order to squeeze out a balanced budget to bolster their re-election campaign.
Toronto – April 20, 2015 – UFCW Canada is proud to join our social justice and environmental allies in celebrating Earth Day on April 22, 2015.
Toronto – April 14, 2015 – Across North America, Equal Pay Day is commemorated on different days between April 14 - 20, to call attention to how far into the next year a woman must work to earn the same amount made by a man the previous year.
