• Français
Find Your Local Union
Subscribe to E-news
 
Login
Scholarships
Contact

UFCW Canada - Union Logo

Canada's Private Sector Union

  • About Our Union
  • Media & News
  • Resources
  • Issues
  • Action Centre
  • Join the Union
Media & News

Health & Safety News

UFCW launches Mental Health Today webinar series for Spring 2022

Toronto – March 25, 2022 – With the spring season upon us, UFCW Canada is launching an exciting new webinar series aimed at helping UFCW members maintain and improve their mental health in Year Three of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read more...

Day of Mourning

National Day of Mourning - April 28, 2020Every year on April 28, people across the country gather to light candles and wear ribbons as they pay their respects and remember the thousands of men and women who have been killed, injured, or suffered illness as a result of work-related incidents. We also honour the families, coworkers, and friends whose lives have been significantly impacted by these tragedies. April 28th was chosen to reflect the anniversary of the day Ontario passed the Workers’ Compensation Act in 1914.

Read more...

Activists call for better protections, coverage on Injured Workers Day

Toronto – June 1, 2018 – UFCW Canada activists recently joined hundreds of injured workers and advocates from across Ontario at a downtown Toronto rally in support of injured workers' rights.

Read more...

UFCW Canada observes the National Day of Mourning – April 28, 2018

Toronto – April 21, 2018 – Each year on April 28, union members and their allies from across the country gather, light candles, and wear ribbons to pay their respects and remember the thousands of women and men who have been killed or injured, or have suffered illnesses as a result of work-related incidents.

Read more...

UFCW 1518 develops new workplace health & safety course for community health workers

New Westminster, B.C. – February 1, 2018 – In response to the various hazards that community health workers encounter when servicing clients at their homes, UFCW Canada Local 1518 has developed a one-day, occupational health & safety course designed specifically for health care members working in the community.

Read more...

Altered Lives Project: Kim’s Story, UFCW 175

Mississauga, Ont. – January 10, 2018 – Kim is a long-time employee at a grocery store in central Ontario where she works in the floral department.

Read more...

Page 1 of 3

  • Start
  • Prev
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next
  • End
  • Media & News
    • News
      • Topics
        • Agriculture
        • By the Numbers
        • Campaigns
        • Directions Newsletter
        • Politics
        • Human Rights, Equity and Diversity
        • Women and Gender Equity
        • Young Workers
        • Health & Safety
      • Press Releases
    • Media
    • Subscribe to E-news

Media Contact

For media inquiries, please email [email protected] with the word ‘Media’ in the subject line.

  • Find our brand guidelines here.
  • Join the Union
  • About Our Union
    • About Our Union
      • Find Your Local Union
      • National President
      • National Council
      • Constitution
      • Union History
      • UFCW Canada Annual Report
      • Brand Guidelines
      • Join UFCW Canada
  • Media & News
    • Media & News
      • News
      • Media
      • Subscribe to E-news
  • Resources
    • Resources
      • Stand for Canada, Shop UFCW-made
      • The National Defence Fund
      • Migrant Members
      • Union Training & Scholarships
      • Member Discounts
      • Health & Safety
      • UFCW Canada Equity Grant Program
  • Issues
    • Issues
      • Leukemia Fundraising
      • Political Action
      • Women and Gender Equity
      • Social Justice
      • The Union for Agriculture Workers
      • UFCW Pride – Union Pride!
      • Young Workers
      • Food Justice
      • Global Solidarity
      • Uber Drivers United
      • Conscious Cannabis
  • Action Centre
    • Action Centre
      • Affordability for All
      • Violence is not part of the job: Respect Frontline Workers!
      • Make Truth and Reconciliation a paid day of recognition and remembrance
      • Paid Sick Days Now!
      • Migrant workers deserve permanent residency
      • End the Heritage Inn Lockout Now
  • Join the Union
    • Join the Union
      • Why UFCW Canada
      • Union Advantage
      • Union Facts
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Everything About Unions
      • Industries We Represent
      • Workplaces We Represent
      • How to Join a Union
      • Join Now

Login

FacebookXYoutube2Instagram

Copyright © 2025 UFCW Canada. All Rights Reserved
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Canada's private sector union