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Community care workers join union – UFCW 175

Ottawa – September 5, 2025 – Community healthcare providers at Belong Ottawa have voted Union Yes! to join UFCW Local 175.

One month left to apply for key scholarships and grants

Toronto – September 2, 2025 – Eligible applicants have only one month left to apply for the UFCW Canada Equity Grant and UFCW Canada BDM Scholarships: the application date for both is September 30.

Canadian Tire workers vote “YES!” to join the union – UFCW 175 & 633

Ottawa – September 3, 2025 – Retail workers at a Canadian Tire store in Ottawa have said “YES” to joining the union. The approximately 75 employees at the store, which is located on Heron Road near Carleton University, are now members of Local 175 of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW).

Manufacturing workers strengthen gains – UFCW 501

Quebec City – August 31, 2025 – UFCW Local 501 is pleased to announce the signing of a new collective agreement for the approximately 100 union members at the Preverco hardwood and engineered flooring manufacturing plant in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures.

Back to school with union-made snacks and foods

Toronto – August 29, 2025 – As families across Canada prepare for back-to-school season, filling lunchboxes with healthy, reliable, and high-quality food is top of mind. One of the best ways to do that—while also supporting Canadian workers—is by choosing union-made products crafted by UFCW Canada members.

September – Corn Moon (UFCW Indigenous Calendar)

Toronto – August 27, 2025 – As the days grow shorter and the air takes on the crisp edge of autumn, we welcome the Corn Moon — a time of harvest, gratitude, and preparation for the coming winter. In many Indigenous cultures, the Corn Moon honours one of the Three Sisters — corn, beans, and squash — that sustain life and symbolize community, cooperation, and interdependence.

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