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February 23, 2012 21:56 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Shoppers "Shocked" to Learn About Target's Lack of Respect for Zellers Workers at Target Pop-Up Event in Toronto

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 23, 2012) - Many of the hundreds of Target enthusiasts who gathered in Toronto today for the retailer's pop-up shop promotion featuring designer Jason...
February 21, 2012 18:08 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Quebec Human Rights Commission Report Finds That Temporary Foreign Worker Programs Violate Migrant Workers' Rights

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 21, 2012) - The Commission des Droits de la Personne et Droits de la Jeunesse (the Quebec Commission for Human Rights and Youth Rights) is asking the...
February 21, 2012 12:22 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

REMINDER: 1,500 Zellers Workers Ratify New Union Contract and Ask Target for Fairness

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 21, 2012) - More than 1,500 Zellers workers have ratified a new three-year collective agreement. The members of UFCW Canada Local 175 work at 12...
February 20, 2012 10:00 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

1,500 Zellers Workers Ratify New Union Contract and Ask Target for Fairness

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 20, 2012) - More than 1,500 Zellers workers have ratified a new three-year collective agreement. The members of UFCW Canada Local 175 work at 12...
February 16, 2012 14:44 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

President Felipe Calderon Receives More Than 5,000 Protest Emails to Stop the Blacklisting

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 16, 2012) - More than 5,000 emails in one day alone have been sent to President Felipe Calderón of Mexico telling him to stop the blacklisting of...
February 15, 2012 14:04 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Donations Flood in for Families of the Victims of Hampstead Tragedy

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 15, 2012) - More than $50,000 has been raised to date though a special fund to assist the families of the workers killed or injured in a horrific...
February 10, 2012 14:33 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

UFCW Canada Calls for Coroner's Inquest Into Hampstead Tragedy

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 10, 2012) - UFCW Canada, the leading advocate for agriculture workers in Canada, has called for a coroner's inquest into the horrific February 6,...
February 08, 2012 15:08 ET | Source: TUAC Canada

Toutes les sommes recueillies par le Fonds de soutien aux familles de travailleurs migrants iront aux familles des travailleurs décédés ou blessés lors de la tragédie à Hampstead (Ontario)

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 8 fév. 2012) - Les TUAC Canada et l'Alliance des travailleurs agricoles (ATA) ont établi un fonds pour venir en aide aux familles des...
February 07, 2012 18:33 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Migrant Workers Family Support Fund-With All Proceeds Donated to the Families of the Workers Killed or Injured in the Hampstead, Ontario Tragedy

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 7, 2012) - A fund has been set up by UFCW Canada and the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) to assist the families of the workers who were killed, as...
February 07, 2012 14:47 ET | Source: TUAC Canada

Les employé(e)s de Zellers s'unissent pour demander à la société target de respecter les droits des travailleurs

QUÉBEC CITY, QUÉBEC--(Marketwire - 7 fév. 2012) - Impatiente de faire son entrée au nord de la frontière états-unienne en vendant ses produits de marques...