Healthcare workers at Bayfield Manor join the union – UFCW 175
Kemptville, Ont. – August 26, 2018 – Healthcare workers at Bayfield Manor in Kemptville, Ontario, recently chose the union advantage by voting to join UFCW Local 175.
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UFCW Canada releases 2017 Annual Report
Toronto – August 24, 2018 – UFCW Canada, the country's leading union, today released its Annual Report, detailing the union’s core activities, growth, and accomplishments in 2017.
Peter Frost, 1960 – 2018
Red Deer, Alta. – August 23, 2018 – The UFCW Canada family is mourning the loss of Peter Frost who suddenly passed on August 21 in Red Deer, Alberta.
Montreal Pride 2018: A colourful celebration!
Montreal – August 23, 2018 – UFCW members in Quebec recently showed their pride in Montreal at the annual parade and pride festivities, which once again brought together thousands of people in solidarity with the LGBTQI2S community.
Canada’s poverty reduction strategy “missing key ingredient,” says national union leader
Ottawa – August 22, 2018 – As one of Canada’s leading unions, we certainly welcome the federal government’s declaration to reduce poverty. But, after reading the fine print, we are surprised and disappointed to find that the National Strategy on Poverty Reduction is missing a key ingredient when it comes to addressing root causes and real solutions to growing inequality.
Agricultural workers voice concerns in federal review of TFWP
Leamington, Ont. – August 21, 2018 – Agriculture workers met with senior government officials in Leamington, Ontario on Sunday to share their experiences with the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP), and to offer some advice as frontline workers in addressing a number of serious gaps in the system, especially when it comes to health and safety, housing, piece rates, and other basic rights and standards.
Cheers to Molson-Coors members at UFCW 501 in Quebec for new union contract
Val-d’Or, Que. – August 20, 2018 – UFCW Local 501 members at Molson-Coors recently achieved a new union contract that will benefit 115 members and their families, as well as the local economies of three different communities in Quebec.
Hospitality workers at Best Western join the union – UFCW 1006A
Oshawa, Ont. – August 18, 2018 – Best Western hotel workers in Oshawa, Ontario recently became UFCW Canada’s newest members in the hospitality industry after voting to join Local 1006A.
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