Toronto – May 7, 2020 – Food processing workers at meat plants across Canada are working hard on the front lines to make protein products for families and neighbourhoods across the country. And now, amidst the COVID-19 health crisis, they need your support.
Toronto – May 6, 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, UFCW Canada has released a new health and safety resource for workers who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, as well as those who believe they may have contracted the virus while performing work duties.
Ottawa – May 5, 2020 – UFCW Canada National President Paul Meinema appeared on Global TV’s The West Block this past Sunday to discuss the recent outbreaks of COVID-19 at two Alberta meat-packing plants represented by UFCW, and to talk about the measures that our union is calling for to better protect the health and safety of workers at the plants.
Vancouver – May 4, 2020 – A new Angus Reid survey on Canadian attitudes and behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic finds that the coronavirus has dramatically changed grocery shopping habits in Canada, with families saying they are buying more food and spending more on groceries than is normally the case.
Hamilton, Ont. – May 2, 2020 – Julian Filippi is one of eighteen winners of the UFCW Canada – BDM Scholarship. Currently enrolled in the Business Administration Accounting program at the Sheridan College Pilon School of Business, Julian is a proud UFCW Local 12R24 member who works at The Beer Store.
Toronto – May 1, 2020 – UFCW Canada National President Paul Meinema recently spoke with RadioLabour, an internationally web syndicated radio station, to talk about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on UFCW members working in the food retail and meat processing sectors, and to discuss the actions that our union is taking to protect the health, safety, and dignity of workers on the front lines.
Richmond Hill, Ont. – April 30, 2020 – UFCW Local 333, the leading union for security guards in Ontario, is calling on Premier Doug Ford to remedy the critical shortage of security guards in the province in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Toronto – April 29, 2020 – May marks the celebration of Asian Heritage Month, a time when we recognize the invaluable contributions of people of Asian descent to Canada’s social, political, economic, scientific, and cultural landscape.
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