Montreal – September 5, 2020 – Restaurant workers at La Cage Brasserie Sportive on Côte-Vertu Boulevard in Montreal are the newest members of UFCW Local 500 after recently saying “Yes!” to joining the union. The employees’ application for union certification was approved by Quebec’s Tribunal administratif du travail (TAT) on August 25.
Mississauga, Ont. – September 4, 2020 – Across Ontario, school bus companies have been scrambling to establish plans that meet the framework put forth by Doug Ford’s Conservative government and the reopening arrangements of local school boards, while keeping the health and safety of the students, drivers, and monitors as the top priority.
Toronto – September 3, 2020 – Each year in September, workers, union activists, and our community allies join together on Labour Day to celebrate the hard-fought gains of working people and to advocate for improvements to the lives of all Canadians.
Toronto – September 2, 2020 – Workers at the Tim Hortons Innovation Café in downtown Toronto are the newest members of UFCW Local 102 after recently voting to join the union.
Winnipeg – September 1, 2020 – UFCW Local 832 has won a province-wide policy grievance regarding Loblaws’ decision to remove anti-fatigue mats from Uscan areas – also known as self-checkouts – in its Manitoba stores.
Toronto – August 31, 2020 – Activists from UFCW Canada’s Indigenous Sub-Committee recently gathered in fellowship and friendship through a virtual meeting with Traditional Indigenous Elder Dr. Duke Redbird, as part of the Myseum of Toronto’s “Ask an Elder” series.
Vancouver – August 29, 2020 – A new survey of attitudes and behaviours during the COVID-19 recovery finds that Canadians are worried the coronavirus pandemic will worsen as children head back to school in September, and amid perceptions that citizens are becoming more relaxed with their precautions.
Hamilton, Ont. – August 28, 2020 – UFCW Locals 175 & 633 and the UFCW Canada National Office recently participated in the City of Hamilton’s Task Force on Economic Recovery during COVID-19, where activists pushed for better pay and more workplace protections for frontline workers in UFCW core sectors.
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