Stop Nespressure! - Thank you

Thank you for standing up to Nestlé’s attack on labour rights!

For more information about the struggle and the campaign to Stop Nespressure!, go to:

http://cms.iuf.org/

Stop the Blacklisting of Migrant Workers - Thank you

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Stop the Blacklisting of Migrant Workers - Thank you 2

Stop the Blacklisting of Migrant Workers - Thank you

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The Harper government is moving forward with $4 billion in cuts to public services. Instead of taxing their rich friends, the federal Conservatives are throwing the deficit on the backs of hard working Canadians by slashing essential services.

Harper’s cut and slash agenda is another backward move by the Conservatives that will have a devastating impact on our country, communities and neighbourhoods.

A Cabinet committee led by Treasury Board President Tony Clement will make the final decision.

UFCW Canada is calling on all activists, friends and supports to stand with our PSAC Sisters and Brothers in making a stand for our public services.

Tell Harper to keep his hands off our public services by signing the Petition that will be presented to Minister Clement and the rest of the committee.

Our goal is collect over 150,000 signatures.

Together our voice is strong, and together we can protect the public services that make a difference in the lives of working families and our communities!

The Union Advantage for H&M workers: Comparison between unionized and non-unionized Sales Advisors

	COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT	EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
Seniority	Seniority governs layoff, recall, vacation requests If store closes, hired in other bargaining unit stores based on seniority	None
Hours of Work	Fulltime: minimum 32 hours/week Overtime after 40 hours/week Shift paid if leave due to illness	None
Availability	Fulltime must be available 6 days/week	Fulltime must be available 7 days/week Discipline/termination applies
Wage Increases	Up to 4.5% increase per year Across the board first year Merit increase second, third year Reopener option	No written policy
Holidays	Paid statutory holidays Paid birthday holiday	Same
Wellness/ Sick Days	Fulltime: 7 sick days per year Part-time: 0-7 sick days	Fulltime: 0-7 sick days Part-time: none
Vacation	Fulltime: 10 days (year one); 15 days (two); 20 days (five) Part-time: 5 days (year one); 7 days (two); 9 days (five)	Same
Discipline/ Termination	Just cause protection Grievance/arbitration procedure	None “Open door” policy
Bereavement	Up to 5 days	Same
Jury Duty	Up to 10 days	Same
Shop Stewards	Minimum: 1 per store Maximum: 1 per floor	None
Shop Standards	Employee not required to pay for damage to store materials	None
Job Postings	All vacancies must be posted	None
Emergency Closings	Shift paid if sent home early due to emergency	Same
Insurance and Health Benefits	Fulltime: extensive coverage for life insurance, STD, LTD, medical, dental, vision, partner benefits Part-time: partial coverage	Same Company policy
Parental Leave	3 months unpaid leave in addition to legal requirements	Same
Employee Discount	25% discount on all merchandise	Same

Panzós: 25 Years Later

In 1965, the military dictatorship in Guatemala made a deal with INCO, and granted the giant Canadian nickel mining company huge concessions of land covering 400 square kilometres bordering on the towns of Panzós and El Estor. The INCO mining deal dislocated thousands of local indigenous people who were pushed off the land they had lived on and farmed for centuries.

On May 29, 1978, some of those displaced farmers gathered in Panzós to demand an inquiry into the land crisis they were facing caused by the deal between INCO and the military. The protesters were met by dozens of Guatemalan soldiers who were ordered to open fire and gun down the unarmed indigenous people. A forensic investigation 20 years later estimated that at least 53 people had been killed in the Panzós massacre, with dozens more seriously injured.

One of the investigators was Marlon Garcia Arriaga — a forensic photographer and artist. In the wake of this experience, over the next six years Arriaga produced a series of photographs and paintings he called "Panzós - 25 years later." UFCW Canada was a sponsor of the Canadian tour of Arriaga's work.

The exhibition was a revelation to both the audience and the artist:

"In October of 1997, I participated as a forensic photographer in the exhumation of the massacre victims. They were found in a common grave where their bodies had been cast indiscriminately. This was how I had the opportunity to fill the vacuum present in the lives of Guatemalans despite 19 years of investigations into the events at Panzós.

It was with my feet in this grave, alongside the women of FAMDEGUA (Association of Relatives of the Disappeared and Detained of Guatemala), that I made the decision to create an outline for an exposition that would include my photos, paintings inspired by such moments, the testimony of survivors, newspaper clippings from the time of the war, photos from historical archives, and testimonies of intellectuals and activists who had confronted the power of the Guatemalan state and its involvement with the Canadian mining company.

The purpose of all this was to further illuminate and understand who I am and what had taken place in my country."