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Manufacturing members at Panneaux Optimum are on strike – UFCW 501

Saint-Léonard-d'Aston, Que. – November 18, 2019 – Negotiations have broken off between unionized workers at Panneaux Optimum, members of UFCW Local 501, and the employer.

Hospitality workers at Victoria Event Centre join the union – UFCW 1518

Victoria, B.C. – November 16, 2019 – Hospitality workers at the Victoria Event Centre (VEC) in British Columbia have voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining UFCW Local 1518, marking the first worker-led union certification in Victoria’s hospitality sector in decades.

2019 UFCW Canada – BDM Scholarship winners announced

Toronto – November 15, 2019 – Every year UFCW Canada offers 18 UFCW Canada – BDM Scholarships worth $1,000 each to members and their families to help with the costs of post-secondary education.

Health care members at OMNI gain better wages – UFCW 175

Mississauga, Ont. – November 14, 2019 – UFCW Local 175 members working at several long-term care homes owned by OMNI Health Care have achieved a new collective agreement that provides wage gains, better contract language, and more.

UFCW stands with Uber drivers at Supreme Court of Canada

Ottawa – November 14, 2019 – The campaign for justice for Uber drivers has arrived at the Supreme Court of Canada, after UFCW Canada and other intervenors told the Supreme Court on November 6th that Uber’s exclusion of Uber drivers from the protections of Ontario’s Employment Standards Act is illegal.

Warehouse workers at Ryder Canada join the union – UFCW 1006A

Vaughan, Ont. – November 13, 2019 – Workers at Ryder Truck Rental Canada are the newest members of UFCW Local 1006A after recently voting to join the union.