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July 31, 2019 11:59 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Migrant worker in Quebec granted first-ever open work permit

SAINTE-MELANIE, Quebec, July 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the help of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), a Mexican farm worker has become the first migrant worker in Canada...
July 12, 2019 13:16 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Food workers’ union welcomes Canadian Agri-food pilot

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, July 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada) welcomes the federal government’s announcement regarding an agri-food pilot that...
July 11, 2019 16:18 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Workers at Tim Hortons gain better wages, job security by joining the union

FORT FRANCES, Ontario, July 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tim Hortons employees in Fort Frances, Ontario have gained better wages, job security, and seniority rights by joining the United Food and...
June 27, 2019 10:22 ET | Source: TUAC Canada

Les TUAC demandent au gouvernement fédéral de protéger le secteur canadien de la viande à la suite de l'incident des certificats d’exportation

TORONTO, 27 juin 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Les TUAC Canada, le principal syndicat des travailleurs du secteur de la viande au pays, demandent au gouvernement fédéral d'agir rapidement en réponse à...
June 27, 2019 10:22 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

UFCW calls on federal government to protect Canada’s meat sector in wake of certificate mishap

TORONTO, June 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW Canada, the country’s leading union for workers in the meat sector, is calling for swift action from the federal government in response to China’s ban...
June 26, 2019 14:19 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Toronto Uber drivers join UFCW Canada, calling for fair pay, respect

TORONTO, June 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amidst a major unionization drive that has seen hundreds of Uber drivers in Toronto join UFCW Canada, Uber drivers and their union held a media conference...
June 24, 2019 17:09 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Toronto Uber drivers join the union - UFCW Canada – MEDIA CONFERENCE ALERT

TORONTO, June 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hundreds of Uber drivers in Toronto have joined UFCW Canada (United Food and Commercial Workers union), the country’s leading private-sector union. On...
June 19, 2019 18:09 ET | Source: TUAC Canada; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada

La collecte de fonds cumulative des TUAC Canada pour la SLLC totalise maintenant 43,7 millions avec les 2,37 millions de dollars recueillis cette année

TORONTO, 19 juin 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Après une autre saison de collecte de fonds exceptionnelle qui a atteint 2,3 millions de dollars, la grande famille des TUAC Canada composée de membres, de...
June 19, 2019 18:08 ET | Source: UFCW Canada; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada

$2.37 million raised this year as UFCW Canada lifetime fundraising for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada now tops $43.7 million

TORONTO, June 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After another tremendous fundraising season that topped $2.3 million, the UFCW Canada union family of members, activists and Local Unions have altogether...
June 18, 2019 16:26 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Food workers’ union welcomes Food Policy for Canada

MONTREAL, June 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The voice of Canada’s food workers, the United Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW), welcomes the announcement of the Food Policy for Canada. The UFCW...