Ontario continues problematic PSW Wage Program instead of making permanent fixes to elder care – UFCW Locals 175 & 633 calls on the Ford government to make permanent improvements for all healthcare workers
March 18, 2021 21:14 ET
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United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earlier today, the Ontario government announced the continuation of the temporary wage bonus program of $3 per hour, for some Personal...
UFCW 1518 Calls on Boston Pizza to Reverse its Sexist Skirt Policy
March 15, 2021 17:50 ET
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UFCW 1518
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, March 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Female servers and hosts at a Boston Pizza location are fighting back against a sexist policy requiring them to wear skirts at...
PRESS RELEASE: UFCW 1518 Calls for Front-Line Workers to have Time Off for COVID-19 Vaccines
March 12, 2021 10:03 ET
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UFCW 1518
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, March 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As vaccination efforts ramp up in British Columbia, UFCW 1518 is calling on the provincial government to ensure that front-line...
Clarity Cannabis Budtenders Vote in First Collective Agreement with Major Workplace Improvements
February 26, 2021 14:24 ET
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UFCW 1518
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Budtenders at Clarity Cannabis ratified their first collective agreement on February 25. The contract ushers in major wage and workplace...
Workers still need more support: UFCW Locals 175 & 633 urges additional action from government and employers
January 12, 2021 19:40 ET
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United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to the Ontario government’s announcement of a new state of emergency and additional lockdown measures, Locals 175 & 633 of the...
As COVID-19 numbers grow, UFCW Locals 175 & 633 advocates for all frontline workers to have priority access to a vaccine
January 11, 2021 09:48 ET
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United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Across the province, Union members working in retail, factories, health care, and more risk their health every day by going to work to keep...
UFCW Local 175 raises concerns about crowded school buses as students in Northern Ontario head back to school during the worsening COVID-19 pandemic
January 08, 2021 19:45 ET
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United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Jan. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With Northern Ontario schools set to resume in-class teaching on January 11, bus drivers and monitors are concerned for their health and that...
Higgs Government continues to leave critical eldercare workers “out in the cold,” says UFCW
January 05, 2021 10:54 ET
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UFCW Canada
MONCTON, New Brunswick, Jan. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada) is calling on the Higgs government to finally do the right thing by stopping its...
UFCW Locals 175 & 633 donate $60,000 to Food Banks across Ontario
December 21, 2020 09:20 ET
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United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Dec. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recognizing the increased demand facing food banks this year, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633, on behalf of...
Ontario’s Long-Term Care Staffing Plan Lacks Urgency: UFCW Locals 175 & 633 continues to call for immediate action to address the crisis in elder care workplaces
December 18, 2020 17:07 ET
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United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Locals 175 & 633
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to the Ontario government’s Long-term Care Staffing Plan released yesterday, Locals 175 & 633 of the United Food &...