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April 15, 2021 12:55 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

More permanent residency (PR) opportunities for migrants welcomed but much more action needed, says UFCW union

OTTAWA, April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The voice of Canada’s food workers, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), welcomes the announcement by the federal government to create an...
February 22, 2021 15:39 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Ruling by the UK supreme court on Uber employment status should have ripple effects across the globe

TORONTO, Feb. 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The UK supreme court handed down its decision on Friday that rules Uber drivers are employees and not self-employed as the company has tried to argue for...
April 22, 2020 10:31 ET | Source: UFCW Local 832

UFCW Local 832 calls on Loblaw and the Province of Manitoba to Cancel No Tax Sale on Non-Essential Goods

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, April 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW Local 832 has been informed by representatives of Loblaw that their Superstores in Manitoba will be having a “No Tax Sale” from April 24th...
June 27, 2019 10:22 ET | Source: TUAC Canada

Les TUAC demandent au gouvernement fédéral de protéger le secteur canadien de la viande à la suite de l'incident des certificats d’exportation

TORONTO, 27 juin 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Les TUAC Canada, le principal syndicat des travailleurs du secteur de la viande au pays, demandent au gouvernement fédéral d'agir rapidement en réponse à...
June 27, 2019 10:22 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

UFCW calls on federal government to protect Canada’s meat sector in wake of certificate mishap

TORONTO, June 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW Canada, the country’s leading union for workers in the meat sector, is calling for swift action from the federal government in response to China’s ban...
June 26, 2019 14:19 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Toronto Uber drivers join UFCW Canada, calling for fair pay, respect

TORONTO, June 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amidst a major unionization drive that has seen hundreds of Uber drivers in Toronto join UFCW Canada, Uber drivers and their union held a media conference...
April 02, 2019 17:01 ET | Source: UFCW Canada Local 12R24

Beer Store Warehouse Clerks in London and Windsor Vote to Ratify – UFCW 12R24

LONDON, Ontario, April 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beer Store Warehouse Clerks in London and Windsor, Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 12R24, have voted unanimously to...
March 12, 2019 15:42 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Call centre employees go union with UFCW Canada and become first unionized workers in Ontario’s cannabis sector

TORONTO, March 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, workers at the call centre for the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) voted overwhelmingly in favour of unionization with UFCW Canada (United Food and...
October 23, 2018 19:42 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Ford government’s “Open for Business Act” shuts down fairness for Ontario working families, says UFCW Canada national president

TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The plan by the Ontario Ford Conservative government to repeal recent workplace gains for millions of Ontario workers, “will harm vulnerable workers and be...
August 22, 2018 17:45 ET | Source: UFCW Canada

Canada’s poverty reduction strategy “missing key ingredient,” says national union leader

Paul MeinemaNational President, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada) OTTAWA, Aug. 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As one of Canada’s leading unions, we certainly welcome the federal...

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