Agriculture Workers Die but Company Owners Go Free in B.C. Judgement
November 28, 2011 16:03 ET | UFCW Canada
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...
Des travailleurs migrants mexicains intentent une poursuite fondée sur la Charte contre le gouvernement fédéral canadien
November 25, 2011 15:39 ET | TUAC Canada
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 25 nov. 2011) - Trois travailleurs agricoles migrants venant du Mexique ont engagé une poursuite contre le gouvernement canadien et un exploitant...
Mexican Migrant Workers File Charter Lawsuit Against Canada's Federal Government
November 24, 2011 11:37 ET | UFCW Canada
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...
Union Representing 250,000 Workers Adds Voice to Public Outrage Over Galliford Case
November 10, 2011 16:14 ET | UFCW Canada
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...
H&M Mississauga Workers Vote YES for the Union!
October 07, 2011 15:10 ET | UFCW Canada
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...
Canada's Leading Farmworker Advocates Support NFU Campaign to Save Wheat Board
September 27, 2011 11:31 ET | UFCW Canada
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...
Ontario NDP Pledges to Restore Ontario Farm Worker Rights
September 26, 2011 14:21 ET | UFCW Canada
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...
Death of Ontario Migrant Farm Worker Under Investigation
September 20, 2011 13:21 ET | UFCW Canada
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,...
"Good Job Creation in Canada Needs Obama-Like Leadership," says Canada's Largest Private-Sector Union
September 09, 2011 14:01 ET | UFCW Canada
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...
Labour Day Smeared by Tory Charges
September 04, 2011 18:53 ET | UFCW Canada
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...