Reactivated and ready to go, Uber driver back on the road with UFCW Canada help
Hamilton, Ont. – February 6, 2023 – Nazim Syed, an Uber X and UberEats driver is back on the road with the help of UFCW Canada representation.
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Manufacturing workers at Amcor Rigid Packaging join the union – UFCW 175 & 633
Mississauga, Ont. – February 3, 2023 – Over 260 manufacturing workers at Amcor Rigid Packaging are celebrating an organizing victory four months in the making after the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) counted segregated ballots in dispute since September 2022, sealing the workers victory.
Retail members at Source Office Furniture ratify new contract
Vancouver – February 2, 2023 – UFCW 1518 members at the Source Office Furniture are celebrating a new contract after ratifying a collective agreement that improves wages, premiums, bereavement leave and more.
UFCW Canada honours Black History Month
Toronto – February 1, 2023 – Every February, we honour Black History Month by reflecting on the past and present contributions and challenges faced by Black people in Canada. This month is a time for all Canadians to educate ourselves on the history of Black enslavement and discrimination in our country, and how anti-Black racism is still deeply entrenched in Canadian institutions.
Solidarity with Indonesian workers fighting precarious employment
Toronto – January 31, 2023 – UFCW Canada stands in solidarity with IUF affiliate FSBMM union in their fight against precarious work at Philips Seafood in Lampung, Indonesia.
Equity Grant Recipient: Pamir Canadian Multiculturalism Council
Calgary – January 27, 2023 – Umair Ahad is the founder of the Pamir Canadian Multiculturalism Council (PCMC) and is a 2022 UFCW Canada Equity Grant Recipient. PCMC is a Calgary-based, non-profit organization that works to provide services in education, environment, project/program management, refugee resettlement, LGBTQ+ and social activism nationally and internationally.
Warehousing members at Core-Mark secure new contract – UFCW 401
Calgary – January 26, 2023 – UFCW 401 members at Core-Mark facilities in Calgary and Edmonton showed perseverance and resolve in securing a new collective agreement, pushing the company to do better after rejecting its initial offer and mulling a strike vote.
National Day of Remembrance of the Quebec City Mosque Attack and Action Against Islamophobia
Toronto – January 25, 2023 – On January 29, 2017, six worshippers lost their lives at a Québec City mosque. Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzedine Soufiane, and Aboubaker Thabti were fathers, sons, husbands, brothers, and community members.
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