Washington, D.C. – February 16, 2014 – The following blog post by UFCW International President Joe Hansen was recently published in the Huffington Post, the world’s leading blog.
Toronto – February 15, 2014 – UFCW Canada activists joined community members, Aboriginal leaders, and other allies yesterday in downtown Toronto to participate in the 9th Annual Strawberry Ceremony in Honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
Toronto – February 14, 2014 – Recently, Tom Mulcair and the NDP introduced a motion in Parliament that would ensure that our veterans could, "count on the government for support in their time of need, and that the government should demonstrate this support by (a) immediately addressing the mental health crisis facing Canadian soldiers and veterans by hiring appropriate mental health professionals; (b) reversing its decision to close veterans' offices; and (c) prioritizing and concluding the over 50 outstanding boards of inquiry on military suicides so that grieving families may have answers and closure."
Ottawa – February 7, 2014 – As this is being written, the Harper conservatives have just passed a ‘Time Allocation Motion’ limiting debate on their new Bill C-23, Fair Elections Act. The 242-page bill had only just been introduced and already debate is being restricted.
Toronto – February 3, 2014 – The pressure on the Harper government to expand Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits continues to build – thanks to the strong voice of UFCW Canada, labour allies, and the overwhelming majority of workers across the country calling for an enhanced CPP.
Montreal – February 1, 2014 – UFCW Canada Local 1991P members working at the Résidence Nouvelle-Acadie retirement residence in the Montérégie region of Quebec have overwhelmingly ratified a first collective agreement.
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