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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
    Cesar Chavez

    :: Saturday, March 13, 2004 ::

    Better safe and protected than dead and decorated UFCW Canada
    The discriminatory exclusion of agricultural workers from coverage under OHSA is the subject of a challenge under The Charter of Rights and Freedoms filed recently by UFCW Canada.

    'Bravery should be honoured but farm workers need more than medals. They need the protection that OHSA gives other Ontario workers,' said Fraser. 'How many more farm deaths and coroner's inquests do we need before Ontario acts?'
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