UFCW Canada Local 1000A is calling on members to join labour and social justice allies in supporting the Women’s Annual Memorial Marches in February. The day of action honors the lives of missing and murdered women. Every year, community members come together to mourn and remember missing and murdered women through marches and spiritual ceremonies.
It is a mission of hope for the members of Women’s Issues Network (WIN), who created and distributed thousands of white ribbons to raise awareness and help bring an end to violence against women.
Members and the wider public received ribbons, along with informational cards, as part of WIN’s White Ribbon Campaign in the weeks leading up to and on December 6— the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On this day in 1989, 14 women were murdered at Montreal's École Polytechnique simply because they were women.
LGBTQ activist and Ottawa-area steward Jackie Graticola, known for her “heart of gold” has been named the winner of the 2013 Pearl Sawyer Award.
“Her passion cannot help but bubble to the surface at every UFCW Local 1000A event,” wrote Mary Joe Eaton, last year’s Pearl Award winner, in her nomination letter for Graticola. “She never tires, she never stops smiling and she never stops waving our flag’s colours.”
Nominations are now being accepted for the Pearl Award. This annual award is presented to a female member for assisting with initiatives for women, the labour movement and their community. If you, or members in your workplace know a worthy candidate, please submit a nomination form on their behalf.
To download the application, or for more information about the Pearl Award, please download the Nomination Form.
