UFCW Canada joins Migrante BC in opening their new home
Vancouver – November 12, 2014 – Canada’s most progressive union recently helped Migrante BC celebrate the opening of their new home in downtown Vancouver.
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Agriculture activism honoured at UFCW Canada – AWA Awards
Toronto – November 6, 2014 – Over 300 UFCW Canada activists, agriculture workers and community allies gathered in Toronto for the 14th Annual UFCW Canada AWA Awards Dinner.
Canada and Mexico's deeply flawed Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program turns 40
Toronto – November 3, 2014 – Forty years ago, the Canadian and Mexican governments came together to create the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). At the time, the SAWP was seen as the perfect answer to an agricultural labour shortage in Canada and poverty and rural unemployment in Mexico.
UFCW Canada activists gather for Diversity and Inclusion Summit
Ottawa – October 31, 2014 – UFCW Canada leaders and staff from all across Canada recently gathered in Ottawa for a summit focused on diversity and inclusion.
Migrant Workers Scholarships nominator profile: Alejandro Tafolla Andrade
Toronto – October 30, 2014 – Alejandro Tafolla Andrade is 42-years-old, and has been coming to Canada for the past 16 years under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP).
UFCW Canada denounces Bill 8, demands Quebec government stop discriminating against the most vulnerable
Toronto – October 24, 2014 – UFCW Canada expresses shock and dismay with Quebec’s Liberal government for ramming through legislation that has the potential to strip many agriculture workers of their basic human rights.
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