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Young Workers Blog: Why more young workers should join a union

Unionization is about fairness. It is about taking control of your working conditions and being an active participant in shaping them.

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How I became a union activist

Before moving to Canada in 2008, I had always dreamed of becoming a social and youth activist. Then, in my first year of university as a human rights major, I had the opportunity to work as an advocate for the LGBTQ community through a youth-led, anti-homophobia group in Toronto. During that time, I also discovered the Students Against Migrant Exploitation (SAME) project, which raises awareness of migrant worker exploitation among high school and college students.

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Why the labour movement is so important to me

This year has been quite an exciting time for me, and it all started when I joined the bargaining committee with my union. Through this involvement, I was presented with the opportunity to attend UFCW Canada’s Young-Workers Internship Program (YIP) and the UFCW Canada National Convention in Montreal.

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Young Workers Blog: How my union has empowered me

As a union steward and activist, a lot of people ask me “what does the union do?”

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Change is coming in 2017

It’s been a while since we’ve posted, and we know you’ve probably missed us. We’ve been busy working on the big changes coming to Think Forward in 2017. Stay tuned for exciting new updates regarding the Think Forward blog, and the future direction of the project. More details to come very soon!

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It’s time for a $15 federal minimum wage

A recent poll by Forum Research, which surveyed 1,437 Canadian voters, found that nearly two-thirds support a $15 national minimum wage, while only 31 percent oppose the idea. The poll discovered that opposition to a $15 minimum wage is highest among wealthy Canadians – people earning $100,000 to $250,000 a year – while older voters, the less wealthy, those living in Atlantic Canada and British Columbia, and Canadians with some college or university education support the idea.

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