Of Note: This news item is archived content from UFCW Canada Local 1000A.
Local 1000A and UFCW Canada Local 206 merged on May 1, 2016 to form UFCW Canada Local 1006A.
As the Canadian flag flew at half-mast, workers gathered at Woodbridge Memorial Arena on a chilly Friday morning to pay their respects to those who had been killed and injured on the job.
The Woodbridge event was one of the many held throughout Ontario leading up to the Day of Mourning on April 28. Started in 1984 by the Canadian Labour Congress, the day is about creating safer workplaces so workers can end their working lives in dignity and health – not premature injury, disease or death.
Canada’s leading voice for retail workers, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), is offering its condolences to the families of the garment workers who were recently killed in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and partnering with Loblaw Companies Limited to lead the effort for a higher standard of scrutiny, accountability and health and safety protections in the global garment industry.
The polls for the election of delegates to attend the UFCW International Convention came to a close on Thursday April 25. Thanks to all those who participated in the nomination and election process.
The UFCW International Convention is held every five years and will take place in Chicago from Monday, August 12 to Friday, August 16, 2013.
At convention, elected delegates will, elect international union officers; debate and set the UFCW’s goals, priorities and policies, and review and consider amendments to the international constitution.
On April 28, I invite you to join me in marking the annual Day of Mourning and remembering those who have been killed or injured on the job.
Started in 1984 by the Canadian Labour Congress, the day is about creating safer workplaces so workers can end their working lives in dignity and health – not premature injury, disease or death.
In Canada, workplace deaths remain a major problem. In 2011, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety reports that at least 919 workers lost their lives due to work-related causes.
Local 1000A went pink on April 10, 2013 to mark the International Day of Pink against bullying, discrimination, homophobia and transphobia in our schools, workplaces and communities. The day was an opportunity to celebrate the great diversity within our union and society and to take a stand against bullying.
In a modern twist on a historical tradition, UFCW Canada Local 1000A brought the union back to the kitchen table by hosting its first-ever telephone town hall on March 5, 2013. The one-hour event was geared towards local union stewards and divisional officers from Loblaws Great Food and Loblaws Real Canadian Superstore—many of whom listened in and participated from the comfort of their homes.
