Over 1,500 Zellers employees who are members of the UFCW have ratified a three-year union contract. Four of the Zellers stores covered by the collective agreement will be converting to Target.
Agriculture worker deaths or injuries while in transit are occurring at a disturbing rate in Ontario and across Canada. An inquest would bring awareness, answers and recommendations.
Zellers workers are gaining supporters across Canada with a new campaign that asks Target Corp. for fairness when the global retailer starts hiring and filling jobs for its “new” Canadian locations.
While we celebrate Black History Month we must also acknowledge that the history of Black Canadians is also a history that is too often under-acknowledged in our curriculum and in the media.
In a bid to stand up for their basic human rights, Daniel and 69 of his coworkers filed a law suit in September 2011 based on Walmart's failure to meet the minimum requirements under US wage law.
While the New Year is an appropriate time to reflect on the progress that our union has made in recent months, it also provides a chance to assess the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Over a hundred workers and community and labour activists converged at Library Square in downtown Vancouver, Canada yesterday chanting 'Stop the Blacklist' in a protest aimed at the Mexico government.
The strategic "Cold War" by successive Canadian governments against aboriginal peoples and their children is evidenced by the archaic monitoring of those like Dr. Blackstock.