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September 09, 2011 14:01 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

"Good Job Creation in Canada Needs Obama-Like Leadership," says Canada's Largest Private-Sector Union

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2011) - The national leader of Canada's largest private-sector union says US President Barack Obama's September 8 message to the US Congress is...
September 04, 2011 18:53 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Labour Day Smeared by Tory Charges

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 4, 2011) - The leader of Canada's largest private-sector union says improper fundraising allegations filed by the Conservative Party of Canada...
August 19, 2011 12:01 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Another Jamaican Farm Worker Fatality in Ontario

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 19, 2011) - A farm truck accident has claimed the life of a Jamaican migrant worker at an Ontario tobacco farm. The name of the worker has not been...
August 13, 2011 11:00 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

UFCW Canada Campaign for Mexican Migrant Farm Workers Supported by the CNC

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO--(Marketwire - Aug. 13, 2011) - Gerardo Sanchez, leader of the Confederación Nacional Campesina (CNC, Mexico's largest farm workers union, www.cnc.org.mx) has...
August 12, 2011 23:01 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

UFCW Canada Campaign for Mexican Migrant Farm Workers Supported by the CNC

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO--(Marketwire - Aug. 12, 2011) - Gerardo Sanchez, leader of the Confederación Nacional Campesina (CNC, Mexico's largest farm workers union, www.cnc.org.mx) has...
May 27, 2011 17:35 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Members of Mexican Congress Demand Answers from Government About Allegations of Anti-Union Activities Against Mexican Migrant Farm Workers in Canada

MEXICO CITY, DISTRITO FEDERAL MEXICO--(Marketwire - May 27, 2011) - Mexican Federal Deputy Gerardo Sanchez García and Senator Adolfo Toledo Infanzón have presented a motion...
May 17, 2011 16:21 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Migrant Farm Workers Tossed Overboard by Manitoba Flood

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - May 17, 2011) - Hundreds of Mexican farm workers across southern Manitoba are facing a huge hit in crucial family income and possibly being repatriated in...
May 10, 2011 14:46 ET | Source: TUAC Canada

Le consulat du Mexique aurait-il tenté de démembrer un syndicat de travailleuses et de travailleurs migrants du Mexique en Colombie-Britannique?

VANCOUVER, COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE--(Marketwire - 10 mai 2011) - Afin d'étayer la plainte qu'on vient de déposer auprès du conseil du travail de la Colombie-Britannique (B.C. Labour Board), on a...
May 10, 2011 14:03 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Did Mexican Consulate Try to Bust a B.C. Union of Mexican Migrant Workers?

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 10, 2011) - A leaked document has been deposited with the British Columbia Labour Board to back up charges that the Mexican consulate in Vancouver...
May 09, 2011 13:53 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Union Busting Charges Filed at B.C. Labour Board Point to Blacklisting by Vancouver Mexican Consulate

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 9, 2011) -MEDIA ALERT FOR B.C. ASSIGNMENT AND NEWS EDITORS FOR TUESDAY, MAY 10 at 10:00 a.m.Charges have been filed with the British Columbia Labour...