Migrant Workers Are Parents Too
Migrant workers are parents too. Each season, migrant agricultural workers leave their families for as long as three years to do hard and gruelling work to put food on the tables of Canadian families.
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Pride season kicks off
Toronto – June 12, 2013 – Every year Pride is celebrated across the country as one of Canada’s biggest and most colourful annual festivals. It features exciting street fairs, marches, parades, picnics, and concerts. Each event provides an inclusive experience, which is why Pride is a popular attraction among Canadians and thousands of visitors from around the world.
Community says “Welcome Back” and “Thank You” to migrants at AWA event in Virgil
Virgil, Ont. – June 7, 2013 - Hundreds of migrant agriculture workers and guests gathered at the Virgil Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) workers' support centre June 2, for the centre's Annual Opening Barbeque and Soccer Tournament. Each spring, the yearly gathering hosted by the AWA and UFCW Canada welcomes back migrant farm workers employed in southern Ontario's Niagara region.
Activists gear up for Our Dreams Matter Too Walk to honour National Day of Reconciliation with Aboriginal communities
Toronto – June 5, 2013 – Activists are gearing up for UFCW Canada's Walk in Support of First Nations Children on June 11th, the National Day of Reconciliationwith Aboriginal communities. The event is part of the Our Dreams Matter Too Campaign, an initiative that is being led by UFCW Canada's national partner, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS).
Canada’s leading union pledges support for “Together FAIRNESS WORKS” campaign
Toronto – May 20, 2013 – The National Council of Canada’s leading union, UFCW Canada, recently met in Toronto to review the achievements of national organizing and outreach programs, and to discuss the crucial importance of uniting UFCW Canada’s strength with other progressive organizations in stopping Ultra-Conservative politicians from passing anti-worker legislation.
Manitoba government praises UFCW Canada for “solidarity” in migrant farm worker victory
Winnipeg – May 17, 2013 – Watch Manitoba Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Christine Melnick thanking UFCW Canada for its "working on behalf of seasonal agricultural workers” in helping migrant farm workers to gain access to public healthcare.
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