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Local 401 welcomes new oil sands members

UFCW Canada’s growth momentum has expanded to the Alberta oil sands where 45 food services workers just became Local 401’s newest bargaining unit.

Local 832 builds bonds with migrant workers

UFCW Canada Local 832 has been working hard for migrant workers ever since many Manitoba employers started recruiting employees from all over the world through the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP).

Local 500 welcomes hospitality workers as new members

Thanks to the outstanding efforts of Local 500’s new organizing team (see DIRECTIONS 11.15), UFCW Canada’s voice just got stronger in Quebec with the addition of 130 new hospitality industry members.

Harpermania 2011!

Calling all voters and activists: www.ufcw.ca is now featuring an exposé on the dangerous new political phenomenon called Harpermania.

April 28 - National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Job

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, work-related deaths and accidents remain a terrible reality. Over the past two decades more than 15,000 people have lost their lives to work related accidents, and tens of thousands more have been injured and disabled.

UFCW Women’s Network convenes in Vancouver

From across North America, members of the UFCW Women’s Network recently met in Vancouver for the network’s semi-annual executive board meeting.

Rally for Respect!

UFCW Canada activists joined several thousand workers and community groups in Toronto on April 9 to participate in a major protest called the Rally for Rights!, which included a march to city hall where demonstrators make a stand for good jobs and public services.