Tell major U.S. retailer Aldi to stop contracting with Covered Bridge Potato Chips
Hartland, N.B. – May 12, 2016 – UFCW Canada Local 1288P, the union representing striking members at Covered Bridge Potato Chips in Hartland, New Brunswick, and UFCW Canada’s National Office are calling on activists to support the next phase in the Covered Bridge workers’ struggle for fairness and respect.


Fort McMurray, Alta. – May 9, 2016 – UFCW Canada Local Unions 401 and 1118 have announced plans to raise more than $1 million to assist members affected by the Fort McMurray wild fires.
Armstrong, B.C. – May 10, 2016 – UFCW Canada Local 1518 members working at Colonial Farms have achieved a new collective agreement that brings improvements to wages, pensions, shift premiums and more.
Toronto – May 12, 2016 – The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOT), celebrated each year on May 17, was established in 2005 by the IDAHO Committee to raise awareness among policymakers, opinion leaders, social movements, the public, and the media of the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ people internationally.
Toronto – May 12, 2016 – The release of the Panama Papers and the opening to the public of a searchable database to look up the names and companies in the Panama Papers has further exposed the loopholes and shams that allow the wealthiest to avoid paying their fare share in taxes.