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Food service members at Compass Group Canada achieve wage increases – UFCW 832

Winnipeg – October 26, 2020 – UFCW Local 832 members working at Compass Group Canada have achieved a new union contract that provides wage gains and more.

Politics Blog: We need to support Indigenous fishers in Canada

St. Mary’s Bay, N.S. – October 24, 2020 – Mi’kmaq fishers in Nova Scotia are experiencing violence, vandalism, and harassment and are being denied gas and equipment as they attempt to carry out their treaty rights and earn a modest living.

Canada’s labour movement launches new national survey on workplace violence and harassment

Canada’s labour movement launches new national survey on workplace violence and harassment Ottawa – October 23, 2020 – Continuing the work of the UFCW Canada Women and Gender Equity Committee (WGE), the Canadian Labour Congress, in partnership with two universities, has launched a new national survey on workplace violence and harassment that will help advance the WGE Committee’s work tackling sexual harassment and building safer workplaces.

Health care members at Cooperative Home Services LSJE secure gains – UFCW 501

Health care members at Cooperative Home Services LSJE secure gains – UFCW 501 Alma, Que. — October 22, 2020 — After a difficult negotiation process requiring a dozen meetings and conciliation, UFCW Local 501 members working at Cooperative Home Services Lac-Saint-Jean Est (LSJE) have achieved a new collective agreement that provides better wages, additional vacation time, and more.

Celebrate World Pasta Day, October 25, with these UFCW-made pastas and sauces

World Pasta Day - October 25 Toronto – October 21, 2020 – October 25 is World Pasta Day, a time to celebrate all things noodly and saucy with one of the most beloved and versatile dishes across the globe.

UFCW Ontario Provincial Council urges province to support workers during COVID-19

Toronto – October 20, 2020 – The UFCW Canada Ontario Provincial Council recently made a submission to the Government of Ontario putting forward our union’s recommendations for the province’s fall 2020 budget.