Hours of work in Canada
32 Percentage of two-parent families working full-time, year-round in 2005, more than double what it was in 1980 (15%).
Canada's Private Sector Union
H&M workers in Mississauga apply for union representation
Employees of the H&M retail store at the Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga have applied at the Labour Board to be represented by UFCW Canada.
Shoppers Drug Mart organizing victory in Calgary
Workers at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Calgary have become the newest members of UFCW Canada Local 401 after a majority of the employees voted to join the union. The certification was issued by the Alberta Labour Relations Board on September 30.
Clearwater workers say “Union Yes!”
UFCW Canada welcomes the Clearwater Seafood workers who recently became the newest members of UFCW Canada Local 864 after decisively voting “Yes!” for the union.
Hudak Tories accused of distributing homophobic campaign flyers
Critics, activists, and the public have denounced the latest Hudak Tory election scheme to divide Ontario communities by distributing arguably homophobic campaign flyers around the Greater Toronto Area.
World Day for Decent Work, October 7
The World Day for Decent Work, October 7, annually upholds that good, decent jobs are the key to strengthening families and building an economy that puts people first.
AWA seeks answers about migrant worker’s death
Staff of the AWA are scheduled to meet with officials from the Norfolk General Hospital to discuss the death of a Mexican migrant worker who died a day after he was discharged from the southwestern Ontario hospital.
UFCW Canada and the AWA support campaign to save the Canadian Wheat Board
The Agriculture Workers Alliance and Canada’s largest private-sector union, UFCW Canada, have joined the campaign for democracy that calls on the Harper Government to support Canadian Food, Canadian Farmers and the Canadian Wheat Board
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