Montréal – May 21, 2013 – UFCW Canada Local 500 is happy to report that a new collective agreement has been signed at IGA in Varennes. Following a vote that was held at a general meeting on March 25, 2013, the employees at this food market adopted the agreement-in-principle to which their bargaining committee had come. The new seven-year collective agreement that Local 500 and the employer concluded, which is basically a renewal of the previous one, has officially been adopted and will apply until April 2020. 

Toronto – May 20, 2013 – The National Council of Canada’s leading union, UFCW Canada, recently met in Toronto to review the achievements of national organizing and outreach programs, and to discuss the crucial importance of uniting UFCW Canada’s strength with other progressive organizations in stopping Ultra-Conservative politicians from passing anti-worker legislation.

Toronto – May 17, 2013 – Across Ontario, UFCW Canada Local 12R24 members look forward to welcoming you and your support for blood cancer research on the weekend of May 25th for the annual Returns for Leukemia bottle drive.

Winnipeg – May 17, 2013 – Watch Manitoba Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Christine Melnick thanking UFCW Canada for its "working on behalf of seasonal agricultural workers” in helping migrant farm workers to gain access to public healthcare.

Ottawa – May 16, 2013 – Where is the accountability when Conservative Senators can ignore the rules by banking on their rich friends? Join the growing number of Canadians who are voicing their frustration over the Conservative’s lack of accountability by Sharing this new infographic.

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Winnipeg – May 16, 2013 – Canada’s leading voice for agriculture workers, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Canada), is applauding the Manitoba government in response to its decision to extend public health care coverage to migrant farm workers: the people who make the country’s food supply and production system possible.