Montreal – April 29, 2013 – UFCW activists in Quebec celebrated May Day early this year, by rallying in Montreal with thousands of neighbours, co-workers and community members on April 27 to send a very strong message to Prime Minister Stephen Harper about his reckless attack on Canada’s EI system.
Ottawa – April 29, 2013 – On May 1st, workers and social justice activists in more than 80 countries around the world will celebrate International Workers' Day – also known as May Day – to commemorate the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago, Illinois, where police opened fire on a brave group of workers who were striking for an eight-hour workday.
Toronto – April 27, 2013 – Another social media initiative by Canada’s leading union, UFCW Canada, has engaged thousands of Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest users. As Canada’s leading source for progressive informational graphics, UFCW Canada was the first one out of the social media gate to publish a meme that has rallied Canadian taxpayers across the country to stand up against Prime Minister Harper’s inexcusable use of public funds to pay for Conservative attack ads.
Calgary – April 26, 2013 – This past week a video was found concerning a Calgary home builder, Cal Wenzel of Shane Homes, bragging about a group of businessmen he got together to raise $1.1 million to elect pro-development city councilors in Calgary.
Toronto – April 25, 2013 – On April 28, as we remember workers who have been killed or injured on the job, we must also remember to keep up the fight for the living.
Tragically, thousands of workers, every year, have their life changed because of a major injury while hundreds more lose their life because of their work.
Ottawa – April 24, 2013 – UFCW Canada members across the country are joining the growing number of Canadians who are very concerned about the Conservative government’s secret deal with China, in the form of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA).
Toronto – April 24, 2013 – Every year on April 28, workers across Canada commemorate the National Day of Mourning – a day to “mourn for the dead and fight for the living”.
Toronto – April 24, 2013 – UFCW Canada organizers and executive staff recently participated in a Strategic Organizing Meeting in Toronto to discuss strategies aimed at strengthening Canada's best retail union and reaching out to more Canadian workers to help them join the union.
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