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Warehouse workers at AuctionMaxx.com join the union, UFCW 1006A

Toronto – September 1, 2018 – Warehouse workers at AuctionMaxx, an online auction house based in Toronto, recently voted to join the union, UFCW Local 1006A.

UFCW members gain first-ever contract at Washington State cannabis retailer

Seattle, Washington – August 31, 2018 – UFCW21 members at the Have a Heart cannabis retail chain in Washington State have ratified the first-ever collective bargaining agreement in the state between a union and an adult-use cannabis retailer.

Workers must define the future of work

Toronto – August 30, 2018 – As in previous eras of technological change, the voice of workers continues to be vital in helping to define the future of work – to ensure that a generation from now Labour Day remains an annual celebration of the value of workers and a society that produces good, fair-paying jobs.

UFCW EPC activists proudly march at Moncton Pride

Moncton, N.B. – August 28, 2018 – UFCW Canada activists in New Brunswick recently joined thousands of families and community members in Moncton to take part in the 19th Annual Pride Parade. The parade capped off the city’s Pride Week.

Bromley Armstrong, celebrating a lifetime of social justice leadership

Toronto – August 27, 2018 – UFCW Canada activists join generations of working families across the country in celebrating the life of Bromley Armstrong, an outstanding trade unionist and civil rights leader who blazed a trail for the advancement of many important social justice issues. Brother Armstrong passed on August 17 in Toronto.