UFCW elects Esther López as International Secretary-Treasurer, Shaun Barclay as Executive VP
Phoenix, Arizona – February 3, 2016 – The UFCW International Executive Board has elected Esther López as the new International Secretary-Treasurer, and Shaun Barclay as a new Executive Vice President.


Montreal – February 3, 2016 – All local unions of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada) union in Quebec are opposed to daily opening hours until 11:00 p.m. at Walmart stores for the simple reason that it is a retail business and not a grocery business.
Toronto – February 3, 2016 – UFCW Canada activists recently joined hundreds of labour and community allies from across Ontario at a major rally against austerity and privatization in Toronto.
Hartland, N.B. – February 4, 2016 – UFCW Canada Local 1288P members on strike at Covered Bridge Potato Chips are continuing to hold strong on the picket line, as their campaign for fairness spreads out across the province to the storefronts of major retailers.
Gore Bay, Ont. – February 2, 2016 – UFCW Canada Local 175 members working at the Dean's Valu-Mart in Gore Bay, Ontario have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement.