UFCW Canada and the Agriculture Workers Alliance (AWA) are the recipients of this year’s prestigious Bob Borch Human Rights Award, which the OFL presents at each convention to organizations or individuals who display an extraordinary commitment to furthering the rights of workers in Ontario.
“The tireless efforts of UFCW Canada and the AWA on behalf of [...]

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Unions have to keep defending workers’ rights and elect political leaders who will do the same, CLC executive vice-president Barb Byers told delegates this morning.
As job losses continue to mount, and private sector workers struggle with unemployment and lost pensions, corporate leaders “are setting their sights” on the public sector.
“If they can silence us, they [...]

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Delegates voted for a constitutional change that means the OFL will no longer use the term, ‘visible minority’, and will instead refer to ‘workers of colour’.
The OFL executive board recommended the change. The United Nations said in 2007 that Canada’s use of the term, ‘visible minorities’ may be discriminatory.
The OFL’s 2007 convention decided to review [...]

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Here’s a list of events beyond the official convention proceedings.
Women’s Forum
Monday, Nov. 23
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Civic Ballroom

Human Rights Forum
Tuesday, Nov. 24
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Civic Ballroom

Youth Forum
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Civic Ballroom North

Aboriginal Circle
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
City Hall Room

Celebration Tribute
6 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009
Grand Ballroom

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