Union of Food and Commercial Workers

UFCW Canada is the country's largest private-sector union, representing more than a quarter of a million workers from coast to coast, including thousands of temporary foreign workers in key industries, including agriculture, meat processing, hospitality and the fisheries.

Undercutting the labour market

May 062013

Workplaces

'Fix' fails to improve Canada's Foreign Temporary Workers program.

from the Union of Food and Commercial Workers

OTTAWA, April 29, 2013 — The union that represents thousands of temporary foreign workers is frustrated — but not surprised — at the glaring lack of substance in the federal government’s announcement today about “fixing” the shameful state of Canada’s temporary labour and immigration system.