Politics Blog: The Green Party is not ready for prime time
Toronto – October 1, 2019 – As Canadians become ever more concerned about climate change, Elizabeth May and the Green Party have been getting more attention from voters.
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UFCW calls for action on climate change at Climate Strikes across Canada
Toronto – September 30, 2019 – UFCW Canada activists joined thousands of protestors in various locations throughout Canada on Friday to demonstrate for climate justice as part of Climate Strikes across the country.
Brew up these UFCW-made products on International Coffee Day – October 1
Toronto – September 28, 2019 – October 1 is International Coffee Day – a day when we celebrate all things coffee and recognize the millions of people around the world who work hard to create and serve the beverage we all know and love. UFCW members proudly make a number of delicious coffee products. On October 1, brew up these UFCW-made coffees!
UFCW commemorates Women’s History Month – October 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.
Health care workers at Residence Bromont get better wages, more vacation
Bromont, Que. – September 26, 2019 – UFCW Canada Local 1991P members working at Residence Bromont, a senior living facility near Granby, Quebec, have achieved a new union contract that provides better wages and more vacation, among other gains.
Deadline for $1,000 UFCW EPC scholarship fast approaching
Halifax – September 25, 2019 – UFCW Canada members in the Atlantic provinces have less than one week left to cash-in on the UFCW Eastern Provinces Council (EPC) Scholarship. Each year, the UFCW EPC awards 13 scholarships of $1,000 each to members of UFCW Locals 864, 1252, and 1288P, as well as their dependents.
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 delivers Health & Safety and Know Your Rights workshops to migrant workers in B.C.
Abbotsford, B.C. – September 23, 2019 – Dozens of migrant farm workers from across the Abbotsford area recently joined UFCW Canada and the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) for a series of workshops on health and safety and knowing your rights at work.
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