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UFCW Canada and Moccasin Identifier unveil mural in recognition of Treaties Recognition Week

Toronto – November 4, 2025 – UFCW Canada and Moccasin Identifier unveiled a new mural by Anishnawbe artist Philip Cote, Return of the Sacred. This work was commissioned by UFCW Canada, in partnership with Moccasin Identifier, as part of the union’s ongoing commitment to reconciliation, Indigenous advocacy, and treaty recognition. The mural will be a permanent installation at UFCW Canada’s headquarters.

UFCW Canada stands in solidarity with Alberta’s labour movement

Edmonton – October 31, 2025 – UFCW Canada stands in solidarity with Alberta’s labour movement as they fight back against the Alberta UCP’s decision to legislate teachers back to work and invoke the notwithstanding clause to impose a collective agreement.

UFCW Ontario activists unite to champion workers’ rights and affordability

Toronto – October 31, 2025 – Over 40 UFCW Canada activists from across Ontario gathered at Queen’s Park for a UFCW Canada Ontario Lobby Day, meeting with MPPs and key decision-makers to advocate for the issues that matter most to working people. Over the course of more than 30 meetings, activists addressed key priorities including affordability, workers’ rights, health and safety, and solidarity with Indigenous communities.

November – Freezing Moon (UFCW Indigenous Calendar)

Toronto – October 29, 2025 – As the air grows crisp and frost begins to settle on the land, we welcome the Freezing Moon (Mshkawji Giizis).

Union and Employer Groups Unite in Call for a New Immigration Pathway for Canada’s Food Sector

Ottawa – October 27, 2025 – Employer organizations and the largest union for Canada’s food processing sector are jointly calling on the federal government to create a new, dedicated immigration pathway that provides a route to permanent residency for essential jobs in the food sector.

Minute Maid beverage workers ratify new contract – UFCW 175

Peterborough, Ont. – October 24, 2025 – UFCW 175 members working at the Minute Maid Company Canada Inc. in Peterborough have recently ratified a new four-year agreement.

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