Toronto – March 20, 2017 – In 1966, the United Nations declared March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, in memory of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre when South African police killed 69 anti-apartheid protesters.
Saskatoon, Sask. – March 15, 2017 – UFCW women activists from across the province gathered March 10 – 11, in Saskatoon, for the 11th Annual UFCW Saskatchewan Women’s Conference.
Ottawa- February 23, 2017 – The plight of First Nations children continues, despite a ten-year legal battle that resulted with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ordering the federal government in January 2016 to end the longstanding, systemic underfunding of First Nations children’s services.
Toronto – February 16, 2017 – UFCW Canada and UFCW Local Unions led the way at dozens of Pride Parades across the country in 2016. In advance of the 2017 Pride Season, UFCW Canada has produced a new resource guide – Creating a UFCW Canada Local Union Pride Committee.
Toronto – February 4, 2017 – February 14 is a day to reflect upon the past and look toward the future to show compassion and stand in solidarity with Indigenous women and children across the country.
Toronto – January 30, 2017 – The UFCW Canada family extends our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the attack on the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre.
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