Local 1000A named “Local of the Year” by UFCW Minority Coalition
UFCW Canada Local 1000A has been named “Local of the Year” by the UFCW International Minority Coalition.
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Best way to prevent “Gas and Dash” deaths is increasing fines and empowering workers, says Canada's leading voice for retail workers
TORONTO – Canada’s largest private-sector union, and leading voice for retail workers, is demanding tougher fines for negligent employers after another Toronto-area gas attendant was killed trying to stop a “Gas and Dash” to allegedly protect his wages.
UFCW Canada helps Break the Silence for the Cuban Five at Peoples’ Tribunal & Assembly in Toronto
UFCW Canada helped Break the Silence for the Cuban Five by acting as the primary sponsor for a Peoples’ Tribunal & Assembly in Toronto from September 21 to 23.
AWA human rights activist Raul Gatica awarded Diamond Jubilee Medal
Raul Gatica, a long-time a human rights activist, staff member and past coordinator of the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) centre in Surrey, British Columbia, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his outstanding commitment and contribution to the rights of migrant agricultural workers in Canada.
Fort Fraser Petrocan workers vote to join Local 1518!
A new group of workers are the newest members of the UFCW Canada family after recently voting to join Local 1518. The new members work for Tojalomi Enterprises Ltd., a retail food store, gas station, and cafe located in Fort Fraser, B.C. In a vote conducted on September 10th, the workers proudly said “Yes!” to UFCW Canada.
Death strikes another Ontario migrant agriculture worker
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating the workplace death of a Mexican migrant agriculture worker who was fatally injured on September 10, at an orchard operation near Belleville. Fausto Martinez-Izazaga, 38, died when an industrial water tank at the agriculture complex fell and crushed him.
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