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Canada’s leading union attends Sisters in Spirit Vigils

Oakville and Ohsweken, Ont. – October 7, 2019 – UFCW Canada recently attended Sisters in Spirit Vigils in Oakville and Ohsweken to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and to demand government action on this important issue.

UFCW commemorates Women’s History Month – October 2019

Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day - February 28, 2019 Toronto – September 27, 2019 – Every October, UFCW Canada celebrates Women’s History Month, which honours the many struggles and contributions that women have made to advance gender equity in Canada.

Gender Equality Week

Toronto – September 24, 2019 – In June of last year, the Parliament of Canada gave Royal Assent to Bill C-309, which designates the fourth week of September as Gender Equality Week.

UFCW Women’s Network Convention inspires activists

Orlando, Florida – September 18, 2019 – UFCW women and allies from across Canada and the United States recently gathered in Orlando, Florida from September 12 to 15 for the 13th Biennial Convention of the UFCW Women’s Network.

UFCW Canada welcomes new ILO standards to combat violence, harassment at work

Geneva, Switzerland – July 4, 2019 – UFCW Canada welcomes the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) adoption of new global standards on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work.

UFCW 1518 leads on “Future of the Labour Movement” panel

New Westminster, B.C. – July 2, 2019 – What leadership challenges keep you up at night? That was one of the questions that UFCW Local 1518 President Kim Novak fielded as part of an invited panel at the Canadian Industrial Relations Association’s conference, held at the University of British Columbia.