McKesson tactics threaten rights
A work stoppage in Edmonton involving UFCW Canada and a lucrative logistics company may impact the way Alberta workers fight for fairness and equality in the future.
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Sisters share at the Prairie School for Union Women
Over the past decade the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour’s Prairie School for Union Women has grown in strength as an annual opportunity for trade union women from across the country to learn from each other and build their leadership and activists skills.
Labour Day 2010
On September 6, Canadians across the country will celebrate Labour Day with friends and family, and continue a long national tradition that goes back nearly 120 years. Certainly a lot of things have changed for working families since the early 1880s, but the idea of working people coming together for justice and progressive change is just as meaningful and relevant as it’s ever been.
Union Pride in Montreal
UFCW Canada activists joined over 100,000 Quebeckers in Montreal on August 15 to stand tall for basic fairness and equality by participating in the city’s 18th Annual Gay Pride Parade.
Local 1000A welcomes Richtree workers
UFCW Canada Local 1000A has been certified as the bargaining agent for 53 food services workers at a Richtree Market Restaurants location in Ottawa.
Canada Malting workers strike in Calgary
On August 26, 69 UFCW Canada Local 1118 members and Canada Malting workers in Calgary went on strike after overwhelmingly rejecting the company's "final offer".
Quebec Agribusiness Ramps Up “Exploitation Express” with Honduras Migrants
Migrant agricultural workers from Honduras began toiling in Quebec fields this week, after a Quebec farm lobby group and Honduran officials cut a deal to bring the workers to Canada under the federal government’s controversial Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program.
Migrant Workers Protest at Canada’s Embassy in Guatemala
Hundreds of Guatemalan migrant workers and their community allies marched through Guatemala City to the steps of the Canadian embassy on Wednesday, to protest the abusive treatment of migrants under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers program.
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