Father's Day activism launches "Migrant Workers Are Parents Too" campaign • UFCW Activists Across Borders Hold Target Executives Accountable • Conservative Boss Harper continues his assault on workers with Bill C-525  • Canada’s best youth leadership program kicks off 2013 tour in the East Cost

Sobeys announces purchase of Canada Safeway • Local 501 secures expansion and new jobs at Montreal coffee factory •  Activists demand equality for First Nations children on National Day of Reconciliation with Aboriginal communities • Pride season kicks off  • UFCW Canada celebrates South Asian community activists    
 

Members save lives with over $2.5 million raised for leukemia research • Target bracing itself for Canadian-American protest at upcoming shareholders’ meeting in Denver  •  Conservatives found spying on well-known aboriginal advocate and UFCW national partner • Community says “Welcome Back” and “Thank You” to migrants at AWA event in Virgil

NDF convention preps delegates to protect workers' rights • Canada's leading union offers condolences in wake of fire at Chinese poultry facility • Attention UFCW Members: Deadline for $8,000 International Scholarship June 15  •  Activists gear up for Our Dreams Matter Too Walk to honour National Day of Reconciliation with Aboriginal communities

Mont-Blanc ski resort employees in Montreal join the union, UFCW 501 • UFCW activists mobilize for injured workers, fairer compensation  •  UFCW Local 832 Activist Heather Grant-Jury wins prestigious Labour Solidarity Award • New "Remember the Dead, Fight for the Living!" sticker now available

CALLING ALL ACTIVISTS: Please Support Walmart Strikers! • LGBT, youth outreach efforts earn UFCW 1000A, national office prestigious award • Before taking your summer vacation, sign up for June webCampus courses! • Aboriginal History Month poster now available! • New Retail Food Members in Saint-Rémi, Quebec ratify first contract

Senate Accountability NOW! • UFCW honoured by international labor rights group • UFCW 864 Potlotek First Nations Members ratify groundbreaking contract • UFCW Canada applauds the new food sovereignty policy in Québec

Canada’s leading union pledges support for “Together FAIRNESS WORKS” campaign • Protection against Heat Stress with new Awareness Tool • A new collective agreement at IGA in Varennes • ILO once again blasts Harper and provinces for ignoring labour rights

Remember to Donate Your Empties to this year’s Bottle Drive May 25th & 26th • Canada’s leading voice for migrant farm workers “commends” Manitoba government for extending healthcare coverage • Manitoba government praises UFCW Canada for “solidarity” in migrant farm worker victory  •  Infographic: Mike Duffy, Harper's Chief of Staff, and a $90,000.00 "gift"

Canada’s largest retail union applauds Loblaw decision to sign Bangladesh Accord • President Hansen on Decision of H&M and Others to Improve Workplace Safety in Bangladesh •  Activists participate in Worker Engagement Conference to build strength moving forward • By the Numbers: International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHOT)

Patrick Morin Inc. employees in Quebec join the union, UFCW 1991P!  •  IDAHOT 2013 poster now available! • Win an iPad by referring students to BDM Union Scholarship! •  Infographic: Mike Jeffries “doesn’t belong” as Abercrombie & Fitch CEO

Tim Hudak's Pathway to Poverty for Ontario • By the Numbers: Canada’s equity and fairness gap between men and women • Time to rein in corporate-controlled federal government • Industry Watch: $91.4 billion – Canada’s projected retail food sales for 2013

Canada’s leading voice for retail workers supports Loblaw effort in Bangladesh •  Locals 175 & 633 Education and Finance Conference builds strength  •  New contract for retail food members at Provigo Windsor in Quebec  •  By the Numbers: Global Unemployment Trends

Kenney and Finley’s announcement “Completely Misses the Mark" says Canada’s leading voice for temporary foreign workers • Asian Heritage Month 2013 • By the Numbers: the growing wealth gap – billionaires and the rest of us • Infographic: May Day – International solidarity more important than ever

May 1st - International Workers' Day (May Day) 2013 • UFCW activists in Quebec rally with thousands for EI fairness • Over 1 million views for UFCW Canada Facebook page in April • Conservatives demand “transparency” for unions – but not for business buddies

Activists discuss strategies to strengthen Canada's best union • We Remember! April 28 – Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured on the job • Harper's EI "reforms" threaten to cost eight members $63,402 • By the Numbers: Workplace fatalities and time-loss injuries in Canada • Canadians deserve better than Harper’s secret trade deal with China

Workers at Conteneur Recycle inc. join the union, UFCW Local 501 • Manitoba budget is innovative and progressive • UFCW Activists in Saskatchewan celebrate passage of Bill 604 – Howard’s Law • By the Numbers: International Earth Day – Canadian consumption facts • Infographic: This Earth Day, Tell Harper to protect our environment!

Compo Recycle workers in Quebec say “Yes!” to joining the union • Another step forward for rights of Quebec agriculture workers • New graphic available for celebrating Earth Day on April 22 • webCampus update: Excel 2010 course available May 6

UFCW forms largest union delegation at historic NDP convention • UFCW Canada Local 832 Celebrates 75th Anniversary •  UFCW Canada and Mexico's CNC sign historic agreement • By the Numbers: Student Debt in Canada

Canada’s Largest Private-Sector Union Blasts Harper for RBC Debacle • 2012 BDM Union Scholarship Winner: Lizzie Hayward, Local 401 • Follow Canada's Leading Union on Pinterest! • UFCW activists join Day of Pink movement to stop bullying

Canada's best union advances member education with over $335,000 in union scholarships • Right to join the union and need for living wage unites Fast Food Workers in NYC • Join the campaign to make Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Equal Pay Day! • 2012 BDM Union Scholarship Winner: Chantal LaRoche, Local 1518

Apply for the UFCW International Union Scholarship – worth $8,000 each! • Canada’s top union trains activists to gain ground for working families in upcoming B.C. election • Connie Maile, 1952 – 2013 • S.A.M.E. tour a resounding youth success

Local 500 mobilizes for good retail food jobs and strong communities • UFCW Canada gets sneak peek of new Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) • CALM 2013: Communicating the importance of fairness and sustainability

Retail union momentum grows as sixth LensCrafters location votes “Yes!” to UFCW 1000A • Conference connects labour rights, democracy and fairness • Ontario food promotion a good start that should go further, says UFCW Canada leader • 2012 BDM Union Scholarships Winner: Nancy Dai, Local 333

Canada’s leading union Stands Up for Fairness at CLC political action conference • The Harper Conservative's 2013 Federal Budget – An "Economic Action Plan" without any Action • S.A.M.E. Youth Tour Sweeps Ontario • UFCW Canada, the Mexican state of Guerrero and the municipal government of Chilapa de Alvarez sign cooperation agreement

Workers at Jolibec Hatchery in Quebec vote “Yes!” to Local 501 • Local 500 Montreal Zellers store survives the wave of closures • 2012 BDM scholarship winner: Rebecca Landry, Local 1000A  •  New video contest to raise youth awareness about workplace rights

Support the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination! • B.C. Labour Board denies attempt to suppress Blacklisting evidence • Alberta government continues to deny SAFETY NOW for Alberta Farm workers • UFCW and Amnesty demand investigation into death of activist Carlos Hernández • By the Numbers: Facts about Racial Discrimination in Canada

Tell the Senate to Stop Bill C-377! • UFCW Canada victory for Quebec agriculture workers • UFCW leads labour at Sask. NDP leadership convention, rallies delegates to Stop Bill 85 • UFCW Canada Facebook post goes viral with over half a million views!

Retail Union activists take campaign to first-ever Target store in Canada • Frank Kelly, 1944 - 2013 • Protect Labour Rights in Saskatchewn: Stop Bill 85! • More scandals, less credibility for Christy Clark and the BC Liberals

International Women's Day - March 8, 2013  •  UFCW makes its voice heard in roundtable on Temporary Foreign Worker Program  •  2012 BDM Scholarship Winner: Vincent Gagnon, Local 509  •  UFCW Canada ally AGUND convenes for General Assembly

More LensCrafters employees join UFCW 1000A  •  2012 BDM Scholarship Winner: Eden Bradley, Local 1252  •  webCampus Spotlight: Thierry Villeneuve  •  By the Numbers: Political milestones and achievements for women in Canada

New poster and events for International Women’s Day 2013 • UFCW members in Québec rally against plundering the EI system  •  Women in Politics focus of "Girl Power" gathering  •  2012 BDM Scholarship Winner: Tyrone Hofer, Local 832
 

Kathleen Wynne's Throne Speech strikes promising tone in Ontario • 2012 BDM Scholarship Winner: Dominic Chartrand, Local 500 • By the Numbers: WCB benefits for 2013 • Put S.A.M.E. journey on your map for Migrant Worker Awareness Week 2013!

 Paul Magee, 1951 – 2013 • Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) Awareness Day – February 28 • National President meets Local 1118 Executive Board in Red Deer • 2012 BDM Scholarship Winner: Jacqueline Kerr, Local 206

Devon Jack Fish workers vote Yes! to UFCW Canada Local 401 • Tim Hudak’s education agenda attacks low and middle-income families • UFCW Canada activists join Calgary Memorial March • New webCampus course called “Design your own Website & Blog” launched this March

Nexen Aramark workers in Alberta oil sands region vote “Yes!” to Local 401 • Walmart workers in Maryland and Texas walk off job • UFCW Canada joins global campaign – One Billion Rising – to stop violence against women and girls • Canadian teachers launch national pro-democracy campaign

Compass Group Canada workers in central Saskatchewan vote “Yes!” to UFCW Canada Local 1400 • 2012 BDM Scholarship Winner: Jevidaa Annamalai, Local 175 • By the Numbers: Old Age Security Benefits in Canada for 2013 • Pierre Poilievre free rides on baseless argument about the Rand Formula

Save Food Jobs in Canada – Stop the Conservative attack on a key Canadian industry • Local 401 Oil Sands Members strengthen their voice through new organizing program • Local 503 rallies with community to protest EI reforms that will hurt working families in Quebec’s Charlevoix region • One year later, still no response from Coroner or Ontario government to Hampstead tragedy

Local 832 celebrates 75 years of leadership and activism • February - Black History Month • 2012 BDM Scholarship Winner: Valerie Gibbs, Local 1288P • By the Numbers: 10 big reasons to feel good about paying taxes

Juan Ariza, Hampstead Survivor, should have the Right to Stay in Canada •  webCampus Spotlight: Fabrice Musafiri • By the Numbers: The world’s wealth distribution – the rich, super-rich and the rest of us  •  The Student School launches first-ever S.A.M.E high-school chapter

LensCrafters workers in Markham, Ontario vote “Yes!” to UFCW Canada Local 1000A • Dropping uniform packaging rules a job-killing recipe • Saskatchewan women activists gather for first-ever forum • 2012 BDM Scholarship Winner: Andre Cortes, Local 247 • UFCW Canada Local 1400 welcomes Local 342P members

Terry Harris elected president of UFCW Canada Local 649 • 2012 BDM Scholarship Winner: Keven Gauthier, Local 501 • Tim Hudak's welfare reforms: everything old is new again • By the Numbers: Canada Employment Insurance Weekly Benefits and Maximum Premiums for 2013
 

UFCW Canada Local 206 welcomes new Swiss Chalet members in Ontario • UFCW Canada Local 500 member Vanessa Menendez wins a Beggs-Dowling-Mathieu scholarship • Hudak goes on the attack against Ontario workers with “Flexible Labour Markets” white paper • By the Numbers: Canada Pension Plan and Quebec Pension Plan Benefits for 2013

 More H&M workers join the union by voting “Yes!” to Local 1102 in Manhattan • Local 1400 activists build lobbying skills at training session in Saskatoon • 2012 BDM Scholarships Winner: Osman Panameno Jr., Local 1118 •  Metron manager faces criminal trial over Christmas Eve scaffold tragedy

2012 BDM Scholarship Winner: Jennifer Turbide, Local 503 • By the Numbers: Child Care in Canada • S.A.M.E. builds new partnership at Loyalist College • Artist creates a vision of solidarity

Stephen Harper must be Idle No More • New Health and Safety Survival Guide now available • webCampus Spotlight: Costa Kanell • S.A.M.E. set to launch first-ever chapter for high-school students

UFCW Canada National President calls on Prime Minister Harper to meet with Chief Theresa Spence • Six ways Government Boss Stephen Harper is killing democracy • webCampus Spotlight: Linda Romanick  • S.A.M.E. releases 4-part mini-series on Migrant Worker Experiences in Canada

Building strength together in 2013 • Louise Lefebvre elected President of UFCW Canada Local 503 • webCampus Spotlight: Karen Adamo • By the Numbers: Changing Portrait of Canadian Families and Living Arrangements

250 guards at AGS Security join the union by voting for UFCW Canada Local 333 • Target Canada on the Naughty List of More Than 1,000 Canadians • New webCampus Courses for January 2013 now open for registration! • UFCW Canada remembers the Christmas Eve scaffold tragedy that killed and seriously injured five workers 3 years ago in Toronto • Local 1993 Year-End Dinner & Dance celebrates 28 years of fundraising for Leukemia and Sickle Cell Disease research

Walmart the focus of Global Action involving Canada and 9 other countries • Harper Inc.'s approach to EI Is Another Rail in Building the Exploitation Express • UFCW Canada announces BDM Scholarship Contest Winner: Rajinder Randhawa • Food Banks in greater need than ever as we enter the Holiday Season • Local 1000A Community Action Networks spreads holiday cheer at Santa Claus Parade

Carriages of New France workers join the union by saying “Yes!” to UFCW Canada Local 503 • Passage of Bill C-377 another assault on workers by Harper government • President Hansen Speaks Out on Michigan’s Sham Right to Work Law • Canada’s Best Youth Program celebrates another successful year • Montreal's Light the Night walk raises $923,207 for blood cancer research

Harper government deals another blow to vulnerable migrant workers • 2012 BEGGS, DOWLING, MATHIEU SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS •  Human Rights Day, December 10 • UFCW Canada activists in the Atlantic Region raise $25,000 for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada in Light the Night Event 

Retail Food Workers at IGA in Surrey, B.C. vote “Yes!” to UFCW Canada • Retail Members and Workers celebrate lobbying victory over holiday shopping in Toronto • Over 40 MPs meet with UFCW Canada and NUPGE leaders in Ottawa • webCampus Spotlight: John Bennett

Staples Business Depot workers in Winnipeg vote “Yes!” to UFCW Canada • December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities • webCampus Spotlight: Michael Yusko

December 6 – National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada • Second Phase of 2012 Youth Internship Program focuses on building members’ strength in the retail industry • Rob Ford put his personal interests above the people he was elected to serve

Walmart Workers make history on Black Friday • webCampus Spotlight: Doreen Liese • CEDAW Report Card gives the B.C. government low marks for protecting women's rights

UFCW Canada and AWA award Maureen Brosnahan, Andrea Horwath, KAIROS, and Ivan Limpright for their outstanding social justice leadership in Canada’s agriculture industry • Soft Drink Council meets • November 26 by-elections for Calgary Centre, Durham and Victoria: Make your vote count!

Kinosis Lodge workers win the right to choose their own union • New webCampus courses for December: “Making a Difference – Canadian Activism” • webCampus Spotlight: Erin Stibler

Delegates emerge from 11th UFCW Canada National Council Convention stronger and more unified than ever • CALLING ALL ACTIVISTS: Stand for Change at Walmart by Supporting a Striker on “Black Friday”! • Louis Riel Day

UFCW International President Joseph T. Hansen's statement on the re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama • Family of Kevan Chandler finally receives compensation for their tragic loss • By the Numbers: Consumer Price Index - September 2012

Statement from UFCW International President Joseph T. Hansen Announcing Union-wide Relief Fund for Hurricane Sandy Victims • Selkirk Marketplace workers say Yes! to UFCW Local 832 • Weyburn Walmart flaunts labour laws

webCampus Spotlight: Melody Stark , Local 1400 Activist • Local 832 kicks-off 2012 United Way campaign with a plane pull • By the Numbers: Canadian Well-being Index, quality of life declining

Special insurance coverage helps widow of AWA member • By the Numbers: Rural Women • UFCW Canada and CONOFAM sign migrant workers protection pact

Workers at Meta Centre vote “Yes!” to UFCW Canada • Walmart slapped with another class action suit • McGuinty shuts down democracy in Ontario

Workers at Great Lakes Specialty Meats vote union “Yes!” • JBS takes over XL operations in Brooks, Alberta • Walmart workers and community allies win another Free Speech battle against Walmart

Calgary Zellers workers and community members demand fairness from Target • Government of Newfoundland and Labrador implements card-based certification with Bill 37  •  New webCampus courses for October and November!

As Walmart strikes go viral in the US, Canadian ‘Associates’ have “plenty of reason to be inspired”, says Canada’s leading retail workers union • Migrant Workers Family Support Fund delivers final shares to nine widows in Peru • UFCW Guide to Bargaining for Work-Family Issues

Historic Walmart Strike in Los Angeles inspires more Walmart Workers throughout the United States to walk off the job • UFCW Canada participates in launch of historic UNI Alliance to drive positive change at Walmart • SAME – Building bridges between communities

Light the Night Quebec raises $ 117,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada • Hampstead crash survivors share their story at Toronto symposium and launch of international "Right2Stay" campaign • Stephen Harper’s inconsistency on cap-and-trade should raise serious question for Canadians

Canada’s leading union stands in solidarity with Striking Walmart Workers throughout Los Angeles, California  •  Workers force Walmart to address serious health and safety concerns in warehouses • UFCW Canada and Michoacán's SEMIGRANTE sign new agreement

This Thanksgiving: Give Back and Rise Up! • By the Numbers: Hunger in the World  • AWA Virgil Centre celebrates Independence Day
 

Local 1000A named “Local of the Year” by UFCW Minority Coalition • Best way to prevent “Gas and Dash” deaths is increasing fines and empowering workers, says Canada's leading voice for retail workers • UFCW Canada helps Break the Silence for the Cuban Five at Peoples’ Tribunal & Assembly in Toronto

Deadline approaching for BDM Scholarship and chance to win an iPad 2!  •  AWA human rights activist Raul Gatica awarded Diamond Jubilee Medal  •  By the Numbers: The Sustainability Challenge

Fort Fraser Petrocan workers vote to join Local 1518! • UFCW Canada endorses Metcalf recommendations of status for migrant workers • Safety NOW for Alberta Agriculture Workers

Death strikes another Ontario migrant agriculture worker • Naming Harper as “World Statesman of the Year” perplexes Canada’s leading union • Minority governments, labour and conservatives

Tyson workers receive long-awaited payment from wage and hour lawsuit settlement • Brad Wall’s reckless agenda for Saskatchewan the focus of new campaign called “Were You Asked?” • Local 832 calling on activists to “Take Back the Night”

By the Numbers: Education - Right or Privilege? • UFCW Canada training workshop strengthens ties with Mexican state of Guerrero • Canada’s first social network for labour communicators offers new resource for unions and CALM members

2012 UFCW International Scholarship Winner Steven Nadon • 2012 Training and Education Conference involves activists from across Canada • Corporate tax cuts not working

School is starting! Have you registered for the $1000.00 BDM Scholarships? • Local 1000A Celebrates Pride in Ottawa • UFCW Canada attends Michoacán’s Training Session for Municipal Migrant Support Centers

Labour Day 2012 • Local 247 launches new website! • Soccer, sun and solidarity at Montreal migrant workers' event • Self-Checkout: Not so Convenient

webCampus is back! • UFCW Canada joins thousands in commemorating the life and legacy of Jack Layton • Corporate greed threatens Canada's economy, not 'high' wages • Filipino Fiesta Day celebrated in Vancouver

Demonstrators march on Target Canada’s Headquarters in support of Zellers workers • 2012 UFCW International Scholarship Winner Monica Gobbo •  Montreal Pride 2012 • Flaherty’s closed door “Retreat” opens the gates to U.S.-style laws, policies and politics

Target Canada headquarters the target of August 22 rally • UFCW Canada supports migrant workers in Guatemala • Walmart warehouse workers present petitions with 250,000 signatures, and file formal ethics complaint • Brock Professor aims to "Revolutionize Retail"

UFCW Canada named to Ontario’s First Prevention Council • “Take a Ride With Jack” monument • Taxes benefit us all • Family Heroes - Profiles of the nominators for the 2011 UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Scholarships Marlene Gordon

A Message of Condolence and a Promise of Solidarity – UFCW Canada National President to the Sikh Community • Win an iPad with the Scholarship referral contest • UFCW Canada activists show their Pride in Vancouver • By The Numbers: North America’s Largest Food Retailers

Western Regional YIP "an amazing learning experience" • Politics Blog: Canadians still waiting for Stephen Harper’s “time of accountability”  •  By The Numbers: World’s Largest Food Retailers • If you believe labour rights are human rights, “Like” the SAME

Caribana 2012: UFCW Canada joins fun in the sun with community partners • Members from OUR Walmart Come Together to Fight for Walmart Greeter’s Rights • Don’t miss the 8th Annual UFCW Canada Ride for a Cure and Poker Run • Family Heroes — Profiles of the nominators for the 2011 UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Scholarships

2012 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples • Leading retail union slams Harper Conservatives for “doing nothing” to protect good retail jobs at Zellers • Saskatchewan's leading private-sector union blasts Brad Wall Government for trying to gut labour laws • New video by Operation Maple illustrates everyday value of taxes

Fond memories of Jack Layton’s life and legacy shared on new website DearJack.ca • Tax havens fatten the rich while austerity ravages the rest • UFCW Canada celebrates with migrant workers at El Sembrador gathering • Family Heroes — Profiles of the nominators for the 2011 UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Scholarships

Organizing win for North Country Catering workers, proud to join Local 401 • Target and Walmart show the “same disregard” for Quebec and its workers, says Canada’s leading retail union • Local 1993 “Summer Splash” kicks off Caribana Season for UFCW Canada activists and families • By the Numbers: 6 Walmart heirs have as much wealth as 42% of Americans combined

Local 1518 certifies fruit packing plant in Cawston, B.C. •  UFCW Canada Locals in Alberta show their support for Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair • Manitoba – Canada’s economic leader • UFCW Canada/ AWA Quebec victory for Guatemalan migrant workers

Looking for the nearest union grocery store? Use the UFCW app • Local 1400 race wins again for leukemia research • By the Numbers: Unions and Prosperity •  UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Family Support Fund to close on July 31, 2012

Judgement without jail time for Christmas Eve tragedy falls short for Ontario workers • NDF focuses on strength and security at 26th Annual Convention • Young Activists Launch Retail Report to Inspire Workers • Young Activists Launch Retail Report to Inspire Workers • UFCW wins major victory in Pennsylvania liquor privatization battle

UFCW Canada in Quebec shows solidarity with COPE strike • Right to Work Laws are Not the Canadian Way • UFCW Canada Local 1869 Members Celebrate • Overwhelming majority of Red Deer Co-Op workers vote in favour of new contract

Retirement Security for Everyone – GET THE JOB DONE!  •  UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Scholarships recipients announced  •  Prairie School for Union Women 2012  •  Ontario YIP participants ready for change

UFCW Canada activists Louder and Prouder than ever at Toronto Pride Week! • UFCW Canada Local 1518 continues strong support for diverse workplaces • Local 832 active at MFL Convention • By the Numbers: Jobless Rates – Canada

Saskatchewan NDP Convention 2012 • UFCW Canada Local 401 Is Loud and Proud at Edmonton Pride • Politics Blog: minority governments can work • Toronto’s Inti Raymi a Great Achievement for the San Lorenzo and Migrant Worker Communities

Migrant Workers Family Support Fund Delivers Cheque to Third Survivor of Hampstead Tragedy • Alberta Federation of Labour centennial celebrated • Local 1000A Member Wins NDP Membership Contest • By The Numbers: Trade union rights under attack
 

National Aboriginal Day — June 21, 2012 • Fact-finding mission gathers Mexico migrant worker blacklisting evidence in B.C. • By the Numbers: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada • The Hidden Agenda

Fairness for Zellers Workers petition filed with Quebec National Assembly • Robert Ziegler honoured with Stanley Knowles Solidarity Award • By the Numbers: Refugees • Aspiring nursing student receives BDM scholarship to help accomplish her dream

New fisheries unit at Potlotek First Nations in Nova Scotia • National Office sends June 11 message of equality for First Nations children •  The Budget's blow to seniors • YIP efforts bring community support to agriculture workers

2012 Leukemia fundraising pushes lifetime campaign over $26 million • By the Numbers: The Fight for a Cure • Migrant Workers Family Support Fund Delivers Cheque to Hampstead Tragedy Widow • UFCW members win challenge against Royal Ahold's archaic social media policy

Final Walmart shareholder vote tallies show growing calls for change in company leadership, policies • Pride 2012 • Legendary social justice trailblazer Dolores Huerta awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
 

UFCW Canada wins Website of the Year at CALM Awards • Canada's Leading Retail Union Calls for "Reality Check" as Walmart Orchestrates Pep Rally for International Workers • International Solidarity between UFCW Canada and FLOC results in historic meeting with major tobacco companies on farmworkers’ rights • Canada and Mexico must stop labour and environmental abuse at Canadian-run Mexican mine
 

Ontario Injured Workers Day • By the Numbers: Deaths and Injuries at Work in Ontario • Harper Conservatives needlessly attack the unemployed  • Very first AWA centre celebrates 10th Anniversary in Leamington

New webCampus courses available in June • Economic Race to the Bottom continues with EI Reform by Harper Government •  CNDH invites UFCW Canada to share insights at Human Rights symposium in Mexico City • Simcoe AWA Centre celebrates nine years of service to agriculture workers

H&M warehouse workers in Ontario vote “Union Yes!” • Political action on Women's Network Convention agenda  •  Blacklisting allegations centre of community trial at Vancouver's Mexico consulate  •  $10,000 Donated to Support World Languages Collection at FVRL

National Council commits to organizing, diversity, and political action moving forward • Returns for Leukemia bottle drive returns May 26 & 27 • Viviendo Pasiones fundraising for migrant agriculture workers in Ontario

Saskatchewan locals warn of looming assault on labour • UFCW Welcomes President Obama's Support for Marriage Equality • Statement from National President Wayne Hanley on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Duck farm newest Quebec agriculture unit • Local 1000A shows its Pride • Win an iPad with the Scholarship referral contest

UFCW Canada Migrant Workers Family Support Fund Delivers First Cheques to Hampstead Tragedy Survivors • Chubb Edwards Hamilton vote to join Local 1000A • RWDSU Northern Joint Council President awarded The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal for outstanding public service • Standing in Solidarity with the National Farmers Union's fight for Food Sovereignty

Windsor rallies with Zellers workers to Ask Target for Fairness • New webCampus course – Money Skills •   Anti-violence on Women's Committee agenda • By The Numbers: The OAS and Harper’s attack on pension fairness

Target is target of Windsor, Ontario May 5 rally • FNCFCS WINS FEDERAL COURT BATTLE ON FIRST NATIONS CHILD WELFARE CASE IN SPITE OF HARPER-APPOINTED HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIR • Asian Heritage Month 2012  Long overdue labour legislation regrettably ignores agriculture workers

Alberta NDP doubles their seat total in provincial election • Join UFCW Canada in June 11 campaign to make equality a reality for Aboriginal children • New webCampus course starting in May • "Game for SAME" Draws Dozens of Students to Help Support Migrant Workers

“Kill a worker, go to jail”: National Day of Mourning, April 28 • “Walmart’s exposed corruption another red flag for investors,” says the National President of Canada’s largest private-sector union • Local 401 training dedicated to building activism • Over 10,000 activists gather in Ontario to demand budget fairness

Manitoba budget delivers for working families, despite Sunday hours misstep • New book examines human rights struggle of Ontario agriculture workers • Tell the IOC to Get Rio Tinto Off the Podium!

Making Change at Walmart greets investors at international meeting in Toronto • Kenney statement shows who are the real anti-Canadians • Tommy Douglas medals on display in Regina April 21-22
 

UFCW Canada Saskatchewan Women's Conference • Activists look to the future at ONDP Convention • Nestlé workers struggle for their rights as shareholders prepare for annual celebration

New agriculture bargaining unit in Quebec • WSIB President gets $80K bonus on the backs of injured workers • Local 1000A kicks in for right to play

Taking stock of Walmart: Bullish to workers is bearish to investors • OFL organizes Ontario Day of Action against Austerity for April 21st • Community comes together in time of need

Honouring Addie Wyatt • Refugee Rights Day – April 4, 2012 • UFCW Canada activists join "Celebrating Women" in Vancouver

Flaherty’s budget a blow to working Canadians • Air Canada workers express frustration over denial of basic human rights • UPS/UFNC Security Guards vote UFCW Canada “Yes!”

ILO rules "good faith" not good enough to guarantee labour rights of Ontario agriculture workers • Stop the Conservative attack on Seniors! • Ontario’s budget cuts come on the backs of working people and the poor

Thomas Mulcair wins NDP Leadership, thanks UFCW Canada for “constant, steady and wise” support • Members stage seniority protest at Chancellor Park • Registration opens for acclaimed Prairie School for Union Women •  B.C. Supreme Court asked to muzzle BC Labour Board regarding Mexico blacklisting evidence

UFCW Canada activists geared up for NDP Leadership Convention • Zellers workers gain the attention of thousands in national campaign that Asks Target for Fairness • Karate class commemorates International Women's Day

NDP Leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair gaining momentum as we head toward Convention • Tell Minister Lisa Raitt “No” to Bill C-377 • International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination • B.C. court rules temporary foreign workers can sue Denny's

UFCW Canada warns members about tainted “Loblaw Reward Survey” • NDP Leadership candidate Thomas Mulcair supports Zellers workers in asking Target for Fairness • Reinforcing advocacy for newcomers at the 14th Metropolis Conference 2012 • Brother Robert Ziegler honoured at Winnipeg retirement dinner • Tell the Bank of Montreal to stop bankrolling the attack on Infinity Rubber workers

More unions join UFCW Canada in supporting Thomas Mulcair for NDP Leader • From our friends at Making Change at Walmart • Another horrific accident kills four Filipino migrant workers • CALM Awards deadline approaching

Thomas Mulcair meets with UFCW Canada Activists in Saskatchewan • House supports Shannen's Dream • By the Numbers: Women in Canada • Migrant Workers Family Support Fund surpasses $105,000 for Hampstead tragedy families

International Women's Day — March 8, 2012 • Ontario NDP supports Zellers workers in asking Target for fairness • Women activists at Alberta Equinox • Cuts to Old Age Security will impoverish young and old workers alike • Sign Up for New webCampus Courses this March and April!

Shoppers "shocked" to learn about Target's lack of respect for Zellers workers at Target pop-up event in Toronto • DIRECTIONS now published twice a week • The Drummond Report – Bringing Greece to Ontario • FNCFCS brings First Nations child welfare case to the federal court of Canada • Quebec Human Rights Commission report finds that Temporary Foreign Worker programs compromise migrant workers' rights

1,500 Zellers workers ratify new union contract and ask Target for fairness • East Side Mario's Workers Say Yes to the Union • Stop Nespressure!  • BC hearings start into Blacklisting of Mexican migrant workers

Future Shop workers make history in Quebec • NUPGE solidarity adds to Migrant Workers Family Support Fund • UFCW Canada joins Calgary Memorial March • Legal Activist Paul Cavalluzzo Appointed to Order of Ontario  President Felipe Calderón receives more than 5,000 protest emails to Stop the Blacklisting • UFCW Canada calls for Coroner's Inquest into Hampstead tragedy

Condolences and a call for increased diligence in wake of horrific Ontario accident • In wake of Hampstead tragedy UFCW Canada and AWA set up Migrant Workers Family Support Fund • Zellers workers unite in new campaign that calls on Target Corp. to respect loyalty, experience and bargaining rights when hiring in Canada  •  UFCW Canada calls on activists to stand in solidarity with thousands of Dutch cleaners  •  Seniors and the OFL occupy 21 Ontario Tory offices: Threats to Old Age Security ignite new movement of Blue-Grey Power  • Mexico escapes B.C. Labour Board hearings over blacklisting charges

United with EMD workers in London and the North American labour movement against corporate greed • Mulcair endorsed by Canada's largest private-sector union • Fourth blacklist protest breaks out at Vancouver Mexico consulate • SAME Releases New Report entitled "Reality Check: The Life of a Migrant Worker"

Stand with Daniel Lopez: Tell Walmart to Stop Abusing Warehouse Workers • Harper budget must focus on job creation, not corporate tax cuts • February - Black History Month • Thousands Rally against Caterpillar in London, Ontario

UFCW Canada and the Mexican state of Guerrero sign cooperation agreement on migrant workers' rights • Red Clay Lodge workers set standard with first contract • UFCW Scholarship Update • SAME mobilizes students at Brock University

Oaxaca’s government and UFCW Canada sign agreement to protect Mexican migrant workers in Canada • London Day of Action against Caterpillar scheduled for January 21st • Local 832 asks Granny's Poultry to put workers health on New Year's resolution list • Two migrant agriculture workers die but farm operators go free in Ontario case

New webCampus courses for the New Year! • Standing With Egale To End Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying • Members in the Atlantic region Light the Night for Leukemia Research • Taking Action on Childcare  •  By the numbers: Certainly not the 1%

In 2012, let's build on our recent successes • UFCW Canada Plays an Active Role in Choosing the Next Federal NDP Leader • Local Union 503 wins major victory for Le Manoir Richelieu workers in Charlevoix •  Local 1000A wins injunction against Loblaws • International online activism contributes to win for meat packers in New Zealand

CLS workers say “Yes” to UFCW Canada • Seventh agriculture unit certified in Quebec • Vancouver protest on International Migrants Day aimed at Mexico blacklisting • UFCW Canada honours victims of Christmas Eve scaffold tragedy with We Remember poster • CFACQ develops new courses for members

H&M Associates In Quebec Join The Union • Québec Commission helps migrant agriculture workers learn rights • December 18 – International Migrants Day • Harper Conservatives should address needs of Attawapiskat rather than spy on child welfare advocate • By the numbers: In the Red
 

December 6 — the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women • Local 832 earns Human Rights Award for groundbreaking efforts • Mexican migrant workers file Charter lawsuit against Canada's federal government • UFCW Canada's National President honoured as Person of the Year • Local 1000A participates in Milton Santa Claus Parade

UFCW Canada a Leading Force at the 2011 OFL Convention • 2011 BEGGS, DOWLING, MATHIEU SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS • December 3 - International Day of Persons with Disabilities • UFCW Canada welcomed at Manitoba Premier's dinner • End the lockout at CMP ANZCO Foods!

Organizing victory for Radisson workers in Halifax • Stop the Blacklisting of Migrant Workers • The Occupy Movement Is Here to Stay: Commentary by James Clancy, National President, NUPGE • TUAC Canada supports Québec students in fight against tuition hikes • Union representing 250,000 workers adds voice to public outrage over Galliford case

2,500 National Beef workers vote UFCW yes! • Stop Nespressure! Tell Nestlé to respect trade union rights! • Report on Supreme Court Fraser Decision released • Local 832 opens new training centre and union office

Organizing victory for European Quality Meats workers • NDP Membership Contest offers UFCW Canada activists with chance to build a better world and win great prizes • Remembrance Day – November 11th • 12th César E. Chávez Annual Black Eagle Awards

New webCampus courses for November and December! • Jeff Traeger elected president of UFCW Canada Local 832 • UFCW Canada addresses migrants' rights at Mexico workshop • UFCW Canada youth activists bring their passion to Atlantic YIP

TUAC Canada Local Unions raise $200,000 at Light the Night events • Local 1869 shares picnic success with food bank and LLSC • BC activists protest Mexico claim of immunity from blacklisting charges • Activists to gather November 2nd at 12th Annual Chávez Awards

Workers at Public Storage choose UFCW Canada • Stop Harper's Cuts! Sign the Petition to Save OUR Public Services    • UFCW Canada & AWA at Health Fair for Asian migrant workers  • UFCW Canada digital efforts net awards at ILCA

H&M Mississauga workers vote YES for the union FIRST UNIONIZED H&M STORE IN CANADA • Shoppers Drug Mart organizing victory in Calgary  • Local 1400 helps Light the Night in Saskatoon • UFCW Canada sponsors world premiere of Portrait of Resistance  •  By the Numbers: How we work

Clearwater workers say “Union Yes!”  •  Ontario NDP pledges to restore Ontario farm worker rights •  World Day for Decent Work, October 7  •   AWA seeks answers about migrant worker’s death  •  UFCW Canada and the AWA support campaign to save the Canadian Wheat Board

SAME growing strong at Brock University • By the numbers: Vacation time around the world  • Team Virgil wins first-ever Liberation Cup

Victory brings new members to Local 175 • BDM Scholarship deadline approaching • Youth Prairie activists gather at YIP •  Youth uncover the migrant worker experience

Agriculture Workers Alliance now 10,000 members strong – and growing • “Good job creation in Canada needs Obama-like leadership,” says Canada’s largest private-sector union • Canada’s largest private-sector union calls on activists and voters in Ontario to Stop Tim Hudak on October 6! • New no-cost life insurance benefit for AWA members

UFCW Canada activists send strong message on Labour Day 2011 • UFCW CANADA SHOWS OFF ITS “PRIDE” AT THE 2011 MONTRÉAL PRIDE PARADE • Labour Day smeared by Tory charges • Don’t miss September new webCampus courses!

Labour Day 2011 • Tributes to Jack • Another migrant farm worker fatality in Ontario • New International Literacy Day poster

Jack Layton, 1950 – 2011 • UFCW Canada welcomes Cambridge Suites members • Liberals close gap on Conservative lead in Ontario election race: poll • By the Numbers: Youth Employment • UFCW Canada stands with Abousfian Abdelrazik and the CLC against UN Blacklist

H&M and UFCW Voluntary Recognition Agreement • UFCW Canada campaign for Mexican farm workers supported by the CNC • Denny’s found guilty • UFCW Canada ROLLS WITH THE DECLARATION to demand Harper Tories implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

UFCW Canada celebrates Caribana • New video petition calls on governments to Stop Migrant Exploitation Now! • 2011 International Day of the World's Indigenous People • UFCW CANADA ACTIVISTS WALK IN THE MOCCASINS AT OFL ABORIGINAL GATHERING

Send Jack a Get Well Message • 25th Anniversary NDF Convention commemorates the past, focuses on the future • Pearl Sawyer elected president of UFCW Canada Local 1000A

UFCW International President Joe Hansen Challenges White House: Tell Walmart to Create Good Jobs and End the Poverty Cycle • Local 401 members say “Yes” to new Lakeside contract by 92% • UFCW Canada jumps up at this year’s Junior Caribana Carnival • By the Numbers: The Canadian Beef Industry

Summer Splash fundraiser celebrates 2011 Caribana season • Alain Lachaîne elected President of UFCW Canada Local 501 • New website for The S.A.M.E. •  By the Numbers: Income distribution and the poverty line

UFCW Canada at Women's Worlds 2011 • Locals 175 and 1977 merge to become 60,000 members strong! •  Over 125 hospitality workers join Local 102 • By the Numbers: Canada’s largest food retail employers

Migrant workers applaud Grapes of Wrath • UFCW Canada migrant worker initiative Education Has No Borders honoured • First-ever Local 1400 Youth Conference • Western Regional YIP a success
 

First-Ever UN Resolution on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity • Local 401 shows its Pride in Edmonton  •  Migrant workers rally for human rights on Father’s Day • UFCW Canada celebrates 50 years of partnership at the 2011 NDP Convention in Vancouver.

National Aboriginal Day — June 21 •  2011 Pride Week  •  2011 PRIDE WEEK DATES ACROSS CANADA •   The S.A.M.E launches new summer campaign for migrant worker justice

UFCW Canada raises over $2 million for Leukemia Research!  •  2011 Federal Budget falls short for working families and sets back democracy • National Aboriginal Day, June 21 posters published • UFCW CANADA Local 832 and Migrante Manitoba build on their work for migrant workers • National Council focused on organizing and political action

Fraser decision “troubling” according to lead counsel for UFCW Canada at Canadian Foundation for Labour Rights Forum •  THE WORKERS ACTION CENTRE’S “STOP WAGE THEFT” CAMPAIGN LAUNCH • UFCW Canada Local 832 donates $25,000 to flood relief  •  Activists rally for injured workers • Project gives a public voice to immigrants and refugees

Members of Mexican Congress demand answers from government about allegations of anti-union activities against Mexican migrant farm workers in Canada • Injured Workers Day - June 1, 2011 • International Staff Conference focuses on 2018 Growth Target  •  By The Numbers: Workplace deaths and injuries in Ontario • UFCW Canada wins big at the 2011 CALM Awards

Local 12R24 gears up for Bottle Drive! • Migrant farm workers tossed overboard by Manitoba flood • UFCW Canada a leading force at 2011 CLC Convention • Working voices towards progressive nation-building •  Money, politics and global conference on the agenda

Charges allege Mexico consulate blacklisted unionized Mexican migrant workers in B.C. • 2011 Ontario Youth Internship Program • UFCW International Scholarship deadline approaching • By the Numbers: Minimum Wage

Historic Election • UFCW Canada Human Rights Committee meets to build ties for the future • Ed Wendel retires • New webCampus course: Introduction to Canadian Politics

The Struggle Continues • Asian Heritage Month •  Advocates defend migrant worker health studies against OFA attack •  By the numbers: Democracy

Over 8,200 members join Town Hall  •  Migrant Scholarship Winners Announced  •  Local 401 welcomes new oil sands members  •  Local 832 builds bonds with migrant workers

Local 500 welcomes hospitality workers as new members • Harpermania 2011! •  April 28 - National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Job •  UFCW Women’s Network convenes in Vancouver  •  Rally for Respect!

Organizing victory for Quebec retail workers •  Election 2011: What Do You Think? • 13th METROPOLIS CONFERENCE 2011 - ACTIVISM IN MOTION • UFCW CANADA AND MIGRANTE BC HOLD DENNY’S ACCOUNTABLE • Local 832 Stewards Conference

New agriculture unit gained in Quebec • Election resources for activists • Refugee Rights Day •  New 247 President carries legacy forward •  In solidarity with CUPW

Time for a government that puts the interests of working families first • Saskatchewan Women’s Conference • New webCampus course: Shelf Management Part II •  Local 401 helps bring hope to Lubicon •  By the Numbers: Walmart

The Japan disaster • Calling all Activists: help stop the attack on labour rights! • Local 175 members at National Car Rental on strike • International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination — March 21 • National Rep Yeager appointed to Alberta farm safety council

Countdown to Metropolis 2011 – Vancouver. B.C. - March 23- 26, 2011 •    UFCW Canada demands Kenney’s resignation amid parliamentary rules violation •  “And Still I Rise”: Celebrating Black History Month •  Local 1000A President Kevin Corporon to retire • Campaign for new anti-scab bill in Ontario  

International Women’s Day • By the Numbers: Women in Canada • New IWD poster • Jordan’s Principle: putting First Nations children first  • Labour Board orders end to Malteurop strike in Winnipeg • Defending Workers’ Rights in Mexico

Wisconsin’s fight is our fight • New webCampus courses starting March 2 • New IWD poster • AWA efforts bring justice to Ghesquiere farm workers • UFCW Canada members make Carnaval magic possible 

KAIROS is "NOT" going away • Latest UFCW Canada EPC victory • RSI Day • By the Numbers: Inequality in Canada • Missing and murdered women remembered

World Day of Social Justice – February 20 • 2010-2011 Migrant farm worker report published • UFCW Canada leads training session in Tapachula, Mexico • By the Numbers: Union Density Rates

Black History Month • Hamilton Day of Action • New resource:Sexual Harassment Rights & Reference Guide • By the NUmbers:Government Benefits 2011 • Walmart Watch launches new website

"Rise Up for Your Rights!" • Happy Chinese New Year! • Cargill more than triples profits • New webCampus courses

Bringing a Voice at Work and in Government • Target comes north • Walmart challenged in South Africa by international coalition • By the Numbers: CPI  2010 • A little off the top please...
 

Politics NOW! • Migrant workers file $10 Mill Lawsuit • UFCW applauds President Obama for signing new food regulations • Maple Leaf Toronto members help families in need

Tens of Thousands of Immigrants victims of Harper cuts to settlement services •  Malteurop members’ spirits remain high on picket line •  BDM Scholarship Winners Update! • Activists celebrate International Migrants Day! • CEO pay: Recession-proof

Training to drive a better bargain • UFCW Canada joins Migrante Canada’s Founding Congress • South Africa hosts World Festival of Youth

A New Year and Opportunity • UFCW Canada declares victory over Walmart in free speech battle • International Migrants Day • We Remember poster • Malteurop workers on strike in Mantioba • Fundraiser honours 40 years of activism

Harvest of Death continues in Alberta • Walmart v. Freespeech • UFCW Canada active at World Social Forum on Migration • Peel Multicultural Council thanks webCampus

December 6 - National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women • International Walmart Workers Alliance • Mobilizing for change in Alberta • A lifetime of activism honoured

United in call for Equal Rights NOW! • Mexican and Caribbean Migrant Farm Workers Cheated Again • All Together Now! • Tomorrow’s workforce

UN finds Canada and Ontario violate human rights • Gib Whitlock, 1942 – 2010 • Another UFCW Canada Victory for Migrant Agriculture Workers • 2010 BEGGS-DOWLING-MATHIEU Scholarship Winners

Mobilizing our political power • The 11th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Black Eagle Awards • Top Leukemia Researchers Recognized by UFCW Canada • Members Light the Night for Leukemia Research

Remembrance Day – November 11• National Council meets in Toronto • Picket line holds strong at Scotia Recycling strike • Online efforts recognized by International labour communicators

new ufcw.ca: new and improved! • The World March of Women 2010 • Haggerty elected IVP • Black Eagle Award Receipients, International and Academic

1,200 Pennsylvania packinghouse workers join UFCW • President Hansen new Chair of Change to Win • Local 1869: Seven years strong • Thanks to Ag workers • 2010 Black Eagle Award Recipients, Cultural and Political

•Loblaw •150 Walmart workers gain union contract in Gatineau•Union victory at Saskatchewan Walmart •Court ruling brings Jonquière Walmart •"Cattle are trucked more safely than workers,"• 2010 Black Eagle Award Recipients, Labour and Legal

• Members deal with LCL in Ontario •National Committees meet, grab headlines in Halifax • Hair razoring experience raises thousands for leukemia research • National Staff gathers in Port Credit

•Huguette Plamondon, 1926 – 2010•UFCW Canada calls for inquest after farm workers killed at work•White House appoints President Hansen•Calgary takes Pride •United Latinos International Convention

• webCampus tops 1,000•UFCW Canada members win International scholarships •Gimli another YIP success •Building on education excellence

•Mott’s strike ends in victory •Toxic fumes suspected in death of two migrants at Ontario farm •Milestone for United Latinos •LATUC convention builds international solidarity