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Refugee Rights Day – April 4, 2014

Toronto – April 3, 2014 – When the Supreme Court of Canada handed down its landmark 1985 decision in the case Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration, Canada took a momentous leap forward in the developing legal areas of Constitutional law and refugee rights. In the Singh case, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that guarantees within the Charter of Rights and Freedoms to the fundamental rights of life, liberty, and security applied to everyone in Canada – including refugees.

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UFCW activists prep campaign skills in lead up to Ontario election

Woodbridge, Ont. – April 3, 2014 – Activists from UFCW Canada Locals 1000A and 12R24 recently participated in a two-week election campaign training course at the Local 1000A office in Woodbridge, Ontario in preparation for a possible provincial election this spring.

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Local 503 members at A. Chouinard & fils inc. IGA achieve new contract

Quebec – April 1, 2014 – Members of UFCW Canada Local 503, working at the A. Chouinard & fils inc. IGA store in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré have a ratified a new collective agreement.

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UFCW Canada joins first-ever Broadbent Institute summit

Toronto – April 2, 2014 – UFCW Canada activists joined more than 600 other labour and social justice allies and academics from across Canada for the first-ever Progress Summit, held in Ottawa, March 28 to 30. The Progress Summit was organized by the Broadbent Institute, named in honour of Ed Broadbent, the former leader of the New Democratic Party. The institute is an independent, progressive organization which campaigns for working people, their unions, and the environment.

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