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UFCW Canada prompts Human Rights Commission warning to Ottawa over gender discrimination in its SAWP recruitment

Toronto – December 12, 2014 – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has issued a statement regarding a recruitment program run by the federal government, in the wake of data pointing to the systemic exclusion of hiring women.

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Human Rights Day — December 10

Toronto – December 8, 2014 – Each year, on December 10, Human Rights Day is observed around the world, in recognition of the United Nations General Assembly adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948.

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Victims of scaffold tragedy continue to seek real justice, says Canada's leading union

Toronto – December 5, 2014 – December 24th marks the fifth anniversary of the Christmas Eve scaffold tragedy, in which four migrant workers were killed and another seriously injured after the scaffold that was supporting them collapsed at a Toronto worksite. 

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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women – December 6

Toronto – December 4, 2014 – On December 6, 1989, Marc Lépine walked into École Polytechnique in Montreal and proceeded to shoot and murder 14 women before turning the gun on himself. Most of the female victims were engineering students.

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Urgent action needed to stop Bill C-377 – Harper's invasion of your privacy

Ottawa – November 28, 2014 – On Wednesday, a motion to defeat Private Member's Bill C-377, Stephen Harper’s attack on workers and their unions, was rejected by the Senate.

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It’s #NOTokay — Take action to end violence against women

Toronto – November 25, 2014 – UFCW Canada is proud to participate in the YWCA Rose Campaign’s #NOTokay social media initiative. The campaign calls on individuals to take a stand on violence against women by sharing their voices in response to any tweets, posts, videos, images or clips that objectify, belittle or attack women in society.

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