Thanks to Ag workers
Across Canada families gathered to enjoy the Thanksgiving weekend— a harvest mainly made possible by migrant agriculture workers separated from their families thousands of miles away.
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2010 Black Eagle Award Recipients, Cultural and Political
The Cesar E. Chavez Black Eagle Award was established 11 years ago to recognize exceptional activists who make outstanding contributions to the fight for justice in Canada’s agriculture industry.
This week, we focus on the 2010 Cesar E. Chavez Black Eagle Award recipients for the Cultural and Political categories.
Loblaw workers in Southwestern Ontario accept new contract
Approximately 1,700 UFCW Canada Local175 & 633 members who work at Zehrs GCFS and RCSS stores in Southwestern Ontario have joined other Loblaw workers in the province by ratifying a new collective agreement with Canada’s largest food retailer
"Cattle are trucked more safely than workers," says National President Hanley
Five agriculture workers were injured near Surrey, B.C. on Tuesday after a pickup truck crashed into a flatbed wagon being towed behind a tractor.
Court ruling brings Jonquière Walmart workers one step closer to justice
Nearly 200 former Walmart workers are one step closer to justice after an October 13 decision by the Quebec Superior Court, which upheld an earlier arbitrator’s ruling that found the world's largest retailer acted illegally by laying off 190 employees at its Jonquiere store on April 29, 2005.
2010 Black Eagle Award Recipients, Labour and Legal
The Cesar E. Chavez Black Eagle Award was established 11 years ago to recognize exceptional activists who make outstanding contributions to the fight for justice in Canada’s agriculture industry.
Union victory at Saskatchewan Walmart
The highest court in Saskatchewan has upheld a decision to certify a union at a Walmart store in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.
150 Walmart workers gain union contract
150 Walmart workers gain union contract in Gatineau 150 UFCW Canada Local 500 members in Gatineau, QC, have become the third group of Walmart Canada associates to gain the benefits of a union contract.
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