UFCW 500 activists raise $25K for blood cancer research by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
Montreal – January 10, 2019 – Two years ago, Geneviève Grenier, the Labour Education Director for UFCW Canada Local 500, got a crazy idea: she would raise $25,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) by climbing Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro with three of her colleagues.


Toronto – January 9, 2019 – While it is well-known that women in Canada often face a “glass ceiling” when trying to advance in the workplace, a new report shows that the ceiling is double-paned, as women who reach the executive level are paid less than their male colleagues.
Bancroft, Ont. – January 8, 2019 – UFCW Canada Local 1006A members working at Grail Springs Retreat in Bancroft, Ontario have ratified their first union contract, winning big gains in wages, benefits, and more.