Politics Blog: A pandemic is no time for political games
Ottawa – March 24, 2021 – Canadians grow more cynical about politics when they see parties more intent on political gamesmanship than helping those most in need.
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webCampus expands skilled trades programs with professional cook pre-apprenticeship – Register Now
Toronto – March 23, 2021 – UFCW Canada’s webCampus online learning platform has recently launched its newest pre-apprenticeship program for professional cooks.
Warehousing members at VersaCold achieve new contract – UFCW 501
Ville Saint-Laurent, Que. – March 22, 2021 – UFCW 501 members working at VersaCold recently agreed to a new five-year contract that increases wages upwards of 45 per cent over the life of the collective agreement.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Toronto – March 19, 2021 – In 1966, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted a resolution to proclaim March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, marking the day in 1960 when police opened fire and killed 69 people at a demonstration against apartheid in Sharpeville, South Africa.
Alabama Amazon workers on the cusp of historic organizing victory
Toronto – March 18, 2021 – Nearly 6,000 warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama are on the cusp of a historic organizing victory to be the first to form a US-based Amazon union.
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