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December 02, 2011 16:14 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

H&M Associates in Quebec Join the Union

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Dec. 2, 2011) - UFCW Canada Local 500 has applied to represent workers at an H&M store in Joliette, Quebec after a majority of the workers indicated...
December 02, 2011 15:40 ET | Source: TUAC Canada

Des associés de H&M au Québec se joignent au syndicat

MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC--(Marketwire - 2 déc. 2011) - La section locale 500 des TUAC Canada a déposé une requête en vue de représenter les employé(e)s...
November 28, 2011 16:03 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Agriculture Workers Die but Company Owners Go Free in B.C. Judgement

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 28, 2011) - The owners of two B.C. mushroom-growing operations have avoided jail sentences, despite the fact they admitted to breaching...
November 25, 2011 15:39 ET | Source: TUAC Canada

Des travailleurs migrants mexicains intentent une poursuite fondée sur la Charte contre le gouvernement fédéral canadien

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 25 nov. 2011) - Trois travailleurs agricoles migrants venant du Mexique ont engagé une poursuite contre le gouvernement canadien et un exploitant...
November 24, 2011 11:37 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Mexican Migrant Workers File Charter Lawsuit Against Canada's Federal Government

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 24, 2011) - Three Mexican migrant agriculture workers have filed a lawsuit against the Canadian government and an Ontario agriculture operator for...
November 10, 2011 16:14 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Union Representing 250,000 Workers Adds Voice to Public Outrage Over Galliford Case

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 10, 2011) - Canada's largest private-sector union, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), has joined the growing number of Canadians...
October 07, 2011 15:10 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

H&M Mississauga Workers Vote YES for the Union!

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 7, 2011) - A majority of workers at an H&M store in Mississauga, Ontario have voted "Yes" to UFCW Canada representation. The votes were tallied...
September 27, 2011 11:31 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Canada's Leading Farmworker Advocates Support NFU Campaign to Save Wheat Board

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 27, 2011) - The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada) and the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) have joined a growing number of...
September 26, 2011 14:21 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Ontario NDP Pledges to Restore Ontario Farm Worker Rights

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 26, 2011) - The Ontario NDP has pledged to restore the rights of Ontario farm workers that were stripped away by the Harris Conservative government...
September 20, 2011 13:21 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Death of Ontario Migrant Farm Worker Under Investigation

SIMCOE, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 20, 2011) - Authorities continue to investigate the cause of death of a migrant agriculture worker from Mexico who died on Saturday, September 17,...