Young Workers Blog: Here’s what millennials want in 2018
A recent study by the World Economic Forum polled young Canadians from across the country on issues regarding the economy, governance, values, technology, and work.
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Young activist reflects on recent YIP experience
Vaughan, Ont. – January 24, 2018 – UFCW Local 1006A member and youth activist Rechev Browne recently participated in the UFCW Canada Young-Workers Internship Program (YIP). Below he shares his experience completing the program over the last two years.
UFCW Canada – BDM Scholarship winner: Steven Johnson, UFCW 12R24
Windsor, Ont. – December 11, 2017 – Steven Johnson is one of eighteen UFCW Canada - BDM Scholarship winners for 2017.
UFCW young workers unite to ‘SPEAK’ at Parliament Hill, Queen’s Park
Ottawa and Toronto – December 8, 2017 – UFCW Canada young workers from across the country recently united for Phase 2 of Canada’s leading youth labour program – the UFCW Canada Young-Workers Internship Program (YIP).
Young Workers Blog: Why more young workers should join a union
Unionization is about fairness. It is about taking control of your working conditions and being an active participant in shaping them.
How I became a union activist
Before moving to Canada in 2008, I had always dreamed of becoming a social and youth activist. Then, in my first year of university as a human rights major, I had the opportunity to work as an advocate for the LGBTQ community through a youth-led, anti-homophobia group in Toronto. During that time, I also discovered the Students Against Migrant Exploitation (SAME) project, which raises awareness of migrant worker exploitation among high school and college students.
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