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UFCW participates in Migrant Farm Worker Summer Festival

Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ont. – June 5, 2017 – UFCW Canada activists attended the 9th Annual Migrant Farm Worker Summer Festival and Information Fair this past weekend to support seasonal agriculture workers labouring in Ontario.

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Agriculture members at Floralia score important victory – UFCW 1518

Vancouver – January 25, 2017 – The British Columbia Labour Relations Board (BCLRB) has upheld charges that the owners of a B.C. agriculture operation broke the labour laws in attempting to derail the union rights of migrant agriculture workers at Floralia Plant Growers Limited in the Lower Mainland. The workers are members of UFCW Canada Local 1518.

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Cannabis industry must respect workers' rights, says National President Paul Meinema

Toronto – January 6, 2017 – When it comes to workplace safety and rights for cannabis workers in Canada, the recent report by the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation leaves some labour advocates a bit dazed and confused. 

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Workers’ rights discussed at Tri National Conference in Toronto

Toronto – December 20, 2016 – UFCW Canada and Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) activists recently joined labour allies from Canada, the United States, and Mexico for the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation's Tri National Conference, held in Toronto. 

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Canada’s retail and food workers union applauds changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Toronto – December 14, 2016 – UFCW Canada views the announcement from the federal government regarding changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) as an important first step in fixing a broken immigration system.

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Canada's leading union celebrates diversity, activism at Radio Voces Latinas gala

Toronto – December 5, 2016 – UFCW Canada activists recently joined over 600 community leaders and attendees at the “Radio Voces Latinas” gala in Toronto, to celebrate the 12th anniversary of Canada's first Spanish-speaking community radio station, CHHA 1610 AM Radio Voces.

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