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House supports Shannen's Dream

While she did not live to see it, Shannen Koostachin's dream of safe and decent schools for First Nations students has moved closer to reality after a unanimous vote on February 27 by the House of Commons calling on the government to provide increased funding to reserve schools to bring them up to the same standards as publicly funded schools in the provincial system.

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Sign Up for New webCampus Courses this March and April!

UFCW Canada members, family members, and social justice partners are free to sign up for the newest webCampus courses launching in March 2012. All webCampus courses are free of charge, and can be taken at your own pace anywhere that you have a computer and internet connection.

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Women activists at Alberta Equinox

Recently in Jasper, Alberta, the Equinox educational conference for Alberta women trade unionists celebrated its tenth anniversary. This year's conference — Working Women: Connecting with our Communities— was sponsored by the women's committees of the Alberta Federation of Labour and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).

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Cuts to Old Age Security will impoverish young and old workers alike

Ever since Stephen Harper announced that his Conservative government is considering cuts to retirement security programs such as the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS), Canadians young and old have been following this issue with great interest.

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Ontario NDP supports Zellers workers in asking Target for fairness

The Ontario NDP Provincial Council overwhelmingly passed a resolution at the party’s recent council meeting in Toronto to support Zellers workers in asking Target for Fairness.

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Migrant Workers Family Support Fund surpasses $105,000 for Hampstead tragedy families

TORONTO,ON - March 1, 2012 - A special assistance fund created in response to the recent Hampstead, Ontario tragedy that killed eleven workers and left three others seriously injured has now surpassed the $105,000 mark.

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International Women's Day — March 8, 2012

In 1977, International Women's Day was officially proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as day to recognize that securing peace and social progress required the active participation, and full equality and development of women.  Ever since, International Women's Day, held on March 8, is a day for looking back on past struggles and accomplishments, and an opportunity to unite, network and pursue fuller equity.

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DIRECTIONS now published twice a week

UFCW Canada’s national news bulletin DIRECTIONS is now published twice a week. The award winning e-newsletter is upping its weekly production to make sure UFCW Canada activists, friends and supporters have the timeliest information about Canada’s most progressive union and the national issues facing UFCW Canada members and their families.

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