Ottawa – April 24, 2013 – UFCW Canada members across the country are joining the growing number of Canadians who are very concerned about the Conservative government’s secret deal with China, in the form of the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA).
Toronto – April 24, 2013 – Every year on April 28, workers across Canada commemorate the National Day of Mourning – a day to “mourn for the dead and fight for the living”.
Toronto – April 24, 2013 – UFCW Canada organizers and executive staff recently participated in a Strategic Organizing Meeting in Toronto to discuss strategies aimed at strengthening Canada's best retail union and reaching out to more Canadian workers to help them join the union.
Quebec – April 19, 2013 – UFCW Canada Local 503 is taking action against the Canada Revenue Agency for attempting to claw back $63,402 from the incomes of eight members. The CRA’s unjustified actions are especially shocking since the agency has long recognized the seasonal nature of the seafood industry, where the members work as quality control inspectors for Fruits de mer de l’Est in Matane, Quebec.
Winnipeg – April 22, 2013 – The New Democratic Party (NDP) government of Manitoba unveiled its progressive and innovative 2013 budget this past Tuesday. Premier Greg Selinger stated that his government's budget “builds a better Manitoba for today and for the long term, while protecting what matters most to families in an uncertain world.”
Ottawa – April 22, 2013 – Leading environmentalists at ForestEthics and Environmental Defence have revealed that the United States is on track to meet its climate change targets, with President Barack Obama committing $90-billion toward clean energy projects. In Harper's Canada, meanwhile, there are no federal regulations on climate pollution from the oil sands, and our greenhouse gas emissions continue to soar.
Ottawa – April 21, 2013 – More than 6 million Canadians join 500 million people in over 180 countries to celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd.
Montreal – April 20, 2013 – UFCW Canada Local 501 is welcoming a new group of recycling workers, who recently said “Yes!” to joining the union, and to combining their voices with more than 50,000 workers in Quebec, and more than 250,000 across the country, as proud UFCW Canada members.
Copyright © 2026 UFCW Canada. All Rights Reserved
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Canada's private sector union