Call centre employees go union with UFCW Canada and become first unionized workers in Ontario’s cannabis sector
March 12, 2019 15:42 ET
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UFCW Canada
TORONTO, March 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, workers at the call centre for the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) voted overwhelmingly in favour of unionization with UFCW Canada (United Food and...
À l’occasion de la Journée internationale des migrants, le grand syndicat canadien de l’alimentation demande à l’État de réformer le PTET
December 18, 2018 10:15 ET
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TUAC Canada
TORONTO, 18 déc. 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aujourd’hui, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale des migrants, le syndicat des Travailleurs et travailleuses unis de l’alimentation et du...
On International Migrants Day, Canada’s food workers’ union calls on government to reform TFWP
December 18, 2018 10:15 ET
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UFCW Canada
TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, on International Migrants Day, Canada’s food workers’ union, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), is calling on the federal...
Ford government’s “Open for Business Act” shuts down fairness for Ontario working families, says UFCW Canada national president
October 23, 2018 19:42 ET
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UFCW Canada
TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The plan by the Ontario Ford Conservative government to repeal recent workplace gains for millions of Ontario workers, “will harm vulnerable workers and be...
Rights of cannabis workers must be respected too, says cannabis union
October 17, 2018 13:54 ET
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UFCW Canada
Commentary by Paul Meinema, National PresidentUnited Food and Commercial Workers Union – UFCW Canada TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- While adult consumers now have the right to legally...
Canada's food workers "betrayed" by USMCA and its impact on dairy and poultry sectors, says UFCW Canada Leader
October 01, 2018 19:04 ET
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UFCW Canada
OTTAWA, Oct. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The national leader of Canada’s food workers union says the trade deal with U.S. and Mexico will weaken Canada’s food system and create uncertainty for...
Pay inequity major issue as workers set to strike at Moose Jaw Co-op
October 01, 2018 17:51 ET
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UFCW Canada
MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan, Oct. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Union members at five Moose Jaw Co-op locations are heading to the picket line to address a number of contract issues — including the...
Canada's dairy sector vital to food sovereignty and consumers, says national union leader
September 14, 2018 15:44 ET
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UFCW Canada
Commentary by Paul Meinema, National PresidentUnited Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada) OTTAWA, Sept. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- If ultra-conservative politicians and pundits had...
Food workers key to delivering public vision of National Food Policy
September 07, 2018 15:43 ET
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UFCW Canada
Commentary by Paul Meinema, National PresidentUnited Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada) OTTAWA, Sept. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s food workers are glad to see that many of...
Workers must define the future of work
August 30, 2018 09:15 ET
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UFCW Canada
TORONTO, Aug. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As in previous eras of technological change, the voice of workers continues to be vital in helping to define the future of work – to ensure that a...