UFCW 832 members awarded the crown for World Whisky of the Year
Gimli, Man. – November 26, 2015 – UFCW Canada Local 832 members working at the Crown Royal distillery in Gimli, Manitoba can proudly make the claim they produce the world's best whisky, according to an annual survey of the world’s top ryes, bourbons, scotches, and other whiskies.


Toronto – November 24, 2015 – The FedForward team of Chris Buckley, Patti Coates, and UFCW Canada Local 1000A activist Ahmad Gaied will be leading a new era at the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) as the new executive officers of the OFL.
New York City, New York – November 21, 2015 – The U.S. National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) has rejected an appeal by Target to invalidate a unionization vote by pharmacy workers at a Target store in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York.
Toronto – November 19, 2015 – UFCW Canada activists were recently on hand for the launch of Ontario's Gender Wage Gap Steering Committee, which is setting out on a province-wide consultation on how to eliminate wage inequity for women in the Ontario workforce.
Nyon, Switzerland – November 13, 2015 – UFCW Canada Local 1000A President Pearl Sawyer spoke at the UNI Global Union World Executive Board meeting last week, discussing the importance of lifting workers globally out of low-wage, precarious, and insecure work, which has seen unprecedented growth at the expense of good jobs.
Halifax – November 11, 2015 – UFCW Canada recently attended the Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health’s bi-annual conference in Halifax. Dubbed Transforming the Landscape of Transgender Health and Wellness, the conference included presentations from leading health care practitioners in the area of transgender health issues.