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Jun, 27, 2008

XL Foods to buy Lakeside Packers

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Jun, 27, 2008 Grocery Workers in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama Achieve Fair Agreement with Kroger Company read on >>>

May, 22, 2008 Appeal Court set to hear Ontario ban on farm unions read on >>>

May, 22, 2008

Super Marché workers vote to strike

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Apr, 21, 2008 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Loblaws Announces Executive Changes
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Apr, 10, 2008 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Hearings Comtinue at Labour Relations Board
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Apr, 08, 2008 SPECIAL BULLETIN
New Store Hours for B.C. Superstores
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Mar, 25, 2008 SPECIAL BULLETIN
247 Members Vote to Send Smaller Delegation
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Mar, 10, 2008 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wayne Robinson, 1958-2008
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Feb, 27, 2008 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Fruit Industry Members Ratify New Deal
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Feb, 25, 2008 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Negotiating Committees Announced
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Feb, 15, 2008 Alberta Safeway deals reached read on >>>

Feb, 05, 2008 Manitoba farm workers gain equal status under provincial Employment Standards Code: UFCW Canada leader calls on Ontario to follow Manitoba's lead read on >>>

Jan, 21, 2008 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Agreement Reached on CAO Positions at RCSS Stores
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Dec, 11, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart Canada CEO to Retire
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Nov, 13, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Lawrence Meats Members Ratify New Deal
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Nov, 05, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Clerk IIs & Junior Clerks to have easier access to Benefits soon
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Oct, 15, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart's labour practices face trial yet again
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Oct, 04, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart Workers Win $62 Million
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Oct, 04, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Scholarship Winners Announced
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Oct, 04, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Loblaw's deal could hit warehouse jobs
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Aug, 09, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Aramark members Ratify New Deal
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Aug, 01, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Kraft Foods Members Ratify New Deal
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Jul, 30, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Scholarship Deadline Approaching 
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Jun, 19, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Supreme Court ruling opens the way to Ontario farm worker unions
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May, 28, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
U.S. Grocery stores brace for another strike
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May, 10, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
 J.S. McMillan Members Ratify New Agreement
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Apr, 23, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart's Appeal Application Dismissed
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Mar, 23, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Anti-scab suffers from MP flip-flops
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Mar, 18, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Palace Casino Ordered to Pay Damages to Union
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Mar, 13, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Analyst: Union Campaigns Hurt Wal-Mart
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Feb, 15, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart's record on health care
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Feb, 09, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Former Local 1518 President Rudy Krickan Passes
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Feb, 07, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Appeal court allows lawsuit against Wal-Mart to proceed
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Feb, 07, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
"Wait Times Guarantees": Who will guarantee the Publics interest over Profit?
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Jan, 26, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart settles overtime dispute
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Jan, 22, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Loblaw to cut up to 1,000 jobs at offices
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Jan, 08, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart Tries Again to Salvage Its Declining Public Image
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Jan, 03, 2007 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart employees seek more damages
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Dec, 15, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Leukemia Cash Draw Winners!!
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Dec, 15, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Childrens Christmas Party a Big Success!!
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Dec, 09, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Behind the Wal-Mart smile
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Dec, 09, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart loses round in Gatineau union fight
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Dec, 09, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Olymel Closes Plant
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Nov, 24, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Grand Forks Members to Vote on First Agreement
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Nov, 23, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
George Weston Limited - Quarterly Report to Shareholders
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Nov, 20, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Westfair to Extend Store Hours for Holiday Season
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Nov, 19, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Westfair Foods announces the closure of 3 Wholesale Clubs in BC
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Nov, 16, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Dismisses Wal-Marts Latest Appeal
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Nov, 16, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart Employees Awarded $78M for Unpaid Work
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Nov, 15, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
To: Kelowna, Vernon and Cranbrook Superstore Meat Production Employees
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Oct, 18, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart Employees Awarded $78M for Unpaid Work
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Oct, 13, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Westfair Foods cancels plans for Central Meat Cutting Facility
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Oct, 12, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Members at Park Royal Extra Foods Ratify New Deal
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Oct, 12, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Brooke Sundin Announces Retirement
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Oct, 10, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Scholarship Winners Announced
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Oct, 04, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Tentative Deal reached for Park Royal Extra Foods
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Oct, 02, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Mediator to help in Grand Forks Bargaining
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Oct, 02, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Loblaw talks continue as workers deliver a strike mandate
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Sep, 21, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Mark Foote takes over as Loblaw president
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Sep, 06, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
DENTAL PLAN INFO FOR CLERK II's & JUNIOR CLERKS (Save-On/Safeway/Overwaitea Members)
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Sep, 01, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Grand Forks Members Vote 83 percent to Strike
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Aug, 30, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Westfair Foods Payroll Error Effects 4,000 Local 247 Members
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Aug, 14, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Extra Foods/ Westfair Locks Out/ Layoff Prince George members
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Aug, 10, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Off- Scale Increases Effective August 13th for RCSS, Western Grocers and Corporate Extra Foods
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Aug, 01, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Saskatchewan court rules against Wal-Mart in labour battle
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Aug, 01, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart first China union could mean more to come
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Jul, 13, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Chilliwack Save-On Foods #913 to be converted to a Price Smart
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Jul, 13, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Another bomb alert at Wal-Mart
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Jul, 13, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Park Royal Extra Foods strike hits 6 months
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Jul, 11, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart employees forced to help search for bomb
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Jul, 10, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart says Sask labour board is biased, argues it can't get fair hearing
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Jul, 07, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Vancouver City Council delays decision on big-box stores
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Jun, 13, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Hanley elected as International Executive Vice President of UFCW International
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May, 12, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Local 1518 members leafleting Westfair stores
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May, 11, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Westfair removes "Staff" reference in Leaflet
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May, 04, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Company Announces Courtenay Save On Foods to Close
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May, 01, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
NDP MP's LAUNCH ANTI-SCAB BILL ON MAY DAY
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Apr, 14, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
1518 Comparison Shows Shopping at Pricesmart Not All That Smart!
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Apr, 13, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Legal Picket Line at RCSS 1560
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Apr, 12, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Union and Canada Safeway agree to Protocol Agreement
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Apr, 07, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart promotes executive who warned of sick workers
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Apr, 07, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart's dirty secret is out
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Mar, 22, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Grievance filed over 247 lanyards and pens.
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Mar, 21, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Loblaw executives forgo 2005 bonuses
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Mar, 21, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Can Wal-Mart Keep Unions Out?
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Mar, 17, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Local 247 member wins Scholarship
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Mar, 11, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Rally held to support striking workers at Super Valu/Extra Foods
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Mar, 08, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
A second BC Wal-Mart location goes union with UFCW Canada
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Mar, 08, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Extra Foods Members Vote to Join Local 247
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Mar, 07, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Jury awards Wal-Mart worker $13.9 million
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Mar, 07, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Western Waffles Ltd. Members Ratify New Deal
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Mar, 03, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Tentative Deal for Western Waffles Ltd. Members
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Feb, 22, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
 Loblaw's Joe-Fresh to take on Wal-Mart in apparel retail battle
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Feb, 21, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
New Deal for Versacold Members
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Feb, 14, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Asda Wal-Mart guilty of anti-trade union activity
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Feb, 14, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart denies harassment
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Feb, 14, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Former Wal-Mart Worker Files Proposed Class-action Lawsuit 
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Feb, 14, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Minister having second thoughts about new labour law for Alberta- Big Suprise!
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Feb, 09, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Supreme Court to hear unions' challenge of B.C. law Wednesday
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Feb, 03, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Employee: Wal-Mart Fired Me for Being Pregnant
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Jan, 20, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Former Wal-Mart Exec to plead Guilty
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Jan, 13, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Local 1518 Extra Foods Members Begin Strike, 247 Members Effected
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Jan, 13, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Advance Polls For Federal Election Open Saturday, Monday
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Jan, 10, 2006 WAL-MART WATCH
Wal-Mart is the target of health care legislation in 30 U.S. states
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Jan, 07, 2006 WAL-MART WATCH
Former exec will plead guilty
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Jan, 03, 2006 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Local 247 Files Grievance over OFG Plans to Convert Whalley Save-On to PriceSmart Store
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Dec, 22, 2005 WAL-MART WATCH
Wal-Mart Web site makes racial connections
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Dec, 12, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN

 Creston Extra Foods Agreement

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Dec, 12, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN

 World Jr. Hockey Draw Winners Announced

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Dec, 04, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN

 Manitoba Poultry Workers Settle

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Nov, 12, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Local 247 Loses a Friend in George Semeniuk
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Oct, 26, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Tentative Deal for Swiss Water Coffee Members
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Oct, 20, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Update- Westfair Meat Cutting Facility
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Oct, 20, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Sign the Petition- Support the BCTF
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Oct, 19, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
BC's Teachers Strike- Labour Board Rules Picketing Illegal!
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Sep, 19, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart found guilty in Quebec store closure
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Aug, 29, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Labour Day Rally in Support of TWU Members
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Aug, 02, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
New Deal in Vanderhoof
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Jul, 25, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Telus Workers Need Our Support: Five Years Without A Wage Increase, While Company CEO Makes $7 Million!
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Jul, 21, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Alberta screws Lakeside workers
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Jul, 20, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Strike delayed for at least 60 days at Lakeside Packers in Brooks
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Jul, 19, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Strike at Lakeside Packers
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Jul, 18, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Brooks braces for possible strike at Lakeside
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Jul, 04, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Pitt Meadows Warehouse affected by Vancouver Port Closure
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Jun, 07, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
UFCW Ontario Locals tell Loblaws- "No Deal"
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Jun, 01, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Vanderhoof Extra Foods Bargaining- Updated
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May, 03, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Wal-Mart Store in Jonqui│re Shuts Its Doors Earlier Than Planned 
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Apr, 13, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Fired Wal-Mart Worker On Hunger Strike.
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Mar, 29, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Vanderhoof Members Vote 95% for Strike Action
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Mar, 23, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
Happy Wal-Mart workers? Hardly
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Mar, 22, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETIN
UFCW Loses a Leader and Friend
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Feb, 28, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETINS
Representation Vote at IGA
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Feb, 25, 2005 SPECIAL BULLETINS
Class Hours Returned to GM Assistants
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Feb, 07, 2005

SPECIAL BULLETIN
Northern Calif. Grocery Workers Win 3-Year Pacts

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Feb, 07, 2005

SPECIAL BULLETIN
UFCW Answers WAL-MART Ad Pitch With Canadian Gains

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Jan, 28, 2005

SPECIAL BULLETIN
Zehrs workers asked to reopen contract

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Jan, 20, 2005

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