• Français
FacebookTwitterYoutubeInstagram
Find Your Local Union
Subscribe to E-news
 
Login
Contact

UFCW Canada - Union Logo

Canada's Private Sector Union

  • About Our Union
  • Media & News
  • Resources
  • Issues
  • Action Centre
  • Join the Union

Directions Newsletter

Local 1000A Community Action Networks spreads holiday cheer at Santa Claus Parade

Milton, Ont. – December 17, 2012 – With two towering red and white candy canes behind them, Local 1000A members, activists and staff spread some holiday cheer at the annual Santa Claus Parade in Milton, Ontario.

Activists and members, including many from the Milton RCSS store, worked from early hours of the morning to decorate the Local 1000A float, and then handed out candy canes and lip balms to the thousands of spectators of all ages and cultures who came out for the annual event.

“It was a great experience for my family,” says Maria Cabral, a steward from Maple Leaf Poultry who brought her two granddaughters to the event. The young duo was busy handing out candy to other children on the parade route. “They loved being there.”

Sister Cabral, a member of Local 1000A’s CAN committee, said it is so important for Local 1000A to participate in events like the parade as it will increase people’s awareness about the work unions do in their community.

Decked out in full holiday gear, Mary-Joe Eaton, a member of CAN and the Local Union’s executive board, also marched in the parade.

“It is important for us to give back to the community and to show that we are fighting for everyone – our union members and the community,” said Eaton. “The parade is about giving the wider community and public a sense of who we are and the fact that we are trying to make changes in the community to make it better for everyone to live in.”

To see a photo gallery of the event, click here.

  • Media & News
    • News
      • All News
      • Agriculture
      • By the Numbers
      • Campaigns
      • Directions Newsletter
      • Infographics
      • Politics
      • Social Justice
      • Women and Gender Equity
      • Young Workers
      • Health & Safety
    • Media
    • Subscribe to E-news
  • Join the Union
  • About Our Union
    • About Our Union
      • Find Your Local Union
      • National President
      • National Council
      • Constitution
      • Union History
      • Mission Statement
      • Annual Reports
      • Join UFCW Canada
  • Media & News
    • Media & News
      • News
      • Media
      • Subscribe to E-news
  • Resources
    • Resources
      • Union Training & Scholarships
      • Health & Safety
      • The National Defence Fund
      • Member Discounts
      • Great Canadian Food Products
      • UFCW Canada Equity Grant Program
  • Issues
    • Issues
      • Leukemia Fundraising
      • Political Action
      • Women and Gender Equity
      • Social Justice
      • The Union for Agriculture Workers
      • UFCW Pride – Union Pride!
      • Young Workers
      • Food Justice
      • Global Solidarity
      • Uber Drivers United
      • Conscious Cannabis
  • Action Centre
    • Action Centre
      • Make Truth and Reconciliation a Statutory Holiday
      • Support the Passing of the Bill C-22 and the Canada Disability Benefit
      • Take Action to Protect Farm Workers and Canada’s Food Supply
      • Make Child Care Accessible for all and Protect the Child Care Workforce
      • Stop the Hate! Support an anti-racist COVID-19 recovery
      • Help support justice for First Nations children in Canada
      • Support the expansion of EI benefits
      • Tell Sobeys to protect workers and ditch toxic receipts
      • Save The Beer Store
      • Help close the Gender Wage Gap today
      • #NoMore campaign to end gender-based violence
  • Join the Union
    • Join the Union
      • Why UFCW Canada
      • Union Advantage
      • Union Facts
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Everything About Unions
      • Industries We Represent
      • Workplaces We Represent
      • How to Join a Union
      • Join Now

Login

FacebookTwitterYoutubeInstagram

Copyright © 2023 UFCW Canada. All Rights Reserved
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Canada's private sector union