Edmonton – October 31, 2025 – UFCW Canada stands in solidarity with Alberta’s labour movement as they fight back against the Alberta UCP’s decision to legislate teachers back to work and invoke the notwithstanding clause to impose a collective agreement.
Toronto – October 31, 2025 – Over 40 UFCW Canada activists from across Ontario gathered at Queen’s Park for a UFCW Canada Ontario Lobby Day, meeting with MPPs and key decision-makers to advocate for the issues that matter most to working people. Over the course of more than 30 meetings, activists addressed key priorities including affordability, workers’ rights, health and safety, and solidarity with Indigenous communities.
Toronto – October 29, 2025 – As the air grows crisp and frost begins to settle on the land, we welcome the Freezing Moon (Mshkawji Giizis).
Ottawa – October 27, 2025 – Employer organizations and the largest union for Canada’s food processing sector are jointly calling on the federal government to create a new, dedicated immigration pathway that provides a route to permanent residency for essential jobs in the food sector.
Peterborough, Ont. – October 24, 2025 – UFCW 175 members working at the Minute Maid Company Canada Inc. in Peterborough have recently ratified a new four-year agreement.
Regina, Sask. – October 23, 2025 – Workers at two The Joint Cannabis locations in Regina have voted to join UFCW Local 1400, following the five locations in Saskatoon who joined the local in September 2024.
Toronto – October 22, 2025 – This October, shop Canadian in the candy aisle, and buy union-made chips, chocolate and candy made across the country by UFCW members.
Toronto – October 21, 2025 – UFCW Canada recently hosted a delegation of officials from the Government of Mexico at its national headquarters in Toronto, as well as at the Agriculture Workers Support Centre in Leamington and various agricultural workplaces in Ontario’s Niagara region. The multi-day visit focused on strengthening the rights and protections of Mexican migrant agricultural workers employed in Canada.
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