Local 1000A President Kevin Corporon to retire
After 32 years of service to the labour movement, UFCW Canada Local 1000A president Kevin Corporon will be retiring effective July 1, 2011.
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“And Still I Rise”: Celebrating Black History Month
UFCW Canada activists recently joined fellow trade unionists and community allies at the Ontario Federation of Labour to celebrate Black History Month by participating in a special evening that featured the acclamied exhibit “And Still I Rise: A History of African Canadian Workers in Ontario”
International Women’s Day
This March 8th, people around the world will celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, which was established in 1911 to acknowledge and commemorate the social, political and economic achievements of women.
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Labour Board orders end to Malteurop strike in Winnipeg
After 83 days of walking a picket line, members will be returning to work
March 1, 2011 — The Manitoba labour board has ordered the 22 UFCW Canada Local 832 members who have been on strike since December 9, to return to work at the Malteurop barley malting facility in Winnipeg, after Local 832 applied for Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Defending Workers’ Rights in Mexico
In Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, UFCW Canada and AWA activists joined other labour allies to protest the Mexican federal government’s attack against the union movement and workers’ rights in that country. The Canadian protests were part of a worldwide series of protests held in 30 countries in February.
Wisconsin’s fight is our fight
Dear Brother McLinn:
On behalf of the 250,000 members of UFCW Canada, Canada’s largest private sector union, let me express our support and solidarity with the Wisconsin State Employees Union in your fight against the anti-worker measures put forward by your Governor and his party in the State Legislature.
New webCampus courses starting March 2
UFCW Canada members, their families, and the union’s social justice partners are now free to sign-up for two new webCampus courses.
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