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November – Freezing Moon (UFCW Indigenous Calendar)

Toronto – October 29, 2025 – As the air grows crisp and frost begins to settle on the land, we welcome the Freezing Moon (Mshkawji Giizis).

Union and Employer Groups Unite in Call for a New Immigration Pathway for Canada’s Food Sector

Ottawa – October 27, 2025 – Employer organizations and the largest union for Canada’s food processing sector are jointly calling on the federal government to create a new, dedicated immigration pathway that provides a route to permanent residency for essential jobs in the food sector.

Minute Maid beverage workers ratify new contract – UFCW 175

Peterborough, Ont. – October 24, 2025 – UFCW 175 members working at the Minute Maid Company Canada Inc. in Peterborough have recently ratified a new four-year agreement.

Cannabis workers in Regina join union – UFCW 1400

Regina, Sask. – October 23, 2025 – Workers at two The Joint Cannabis locations in Regina have voted to join UFCW Local 1400, following the five locations in Saskatoon who joined the local in September 2024.

This Hallowe’en, buy Canadian union-made candy

buy Canadian union-made this halloween

Toronto – October 22, 2025 – This October, shop Canadian in the candy aisle, and buy union-made chips, chocolate and candy made across the country by UFCW members.

UFCW Canada hosts Mexican officials to strengthen protections for agricultural workers

Toronto – October 21, 2025 – UFCW Canada recently hosted a delegation of officials from the Government of Mexico at its national headquarters in Toronto, as well as at the Agriculture Workers Support Centre in Leamington and various agricultural workplaces in Ontario’s Niagara region. The multi-day visit focused on strengthening the rights and protections of Mexican migrant agricultural workers employed in Canada.

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