• Français
Find Your Local Union
Subscribe to E-news
 
Login
Scholarships
Contact

UFCW Canada - Union Logo

Canada's Private Sector Union

  • About Our Union
  • Media & News
  • Resources
  • Issues
  • Action Centre
  • Join the Union
  • Join the Union
  • Industries We Represent
  • The Union for Food Service Workers
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): The Union for Food Service Workers

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): The Union for Food Service Workers

UFCW Canada: The Union for Food Service Workers

Click here to join the union today

What union represents food workers?

UFCW Canada is the leading union for food workers in Canada, representing tens of thousands of workers in all aspects of the food industry, from agriculture to food processing to food service and more.

Top

What does UFCW mean?

UFCW stands for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW Canada), which represents over 250,000 members working in the food service, retail, hospitality, health care, security, industrial, and office and professional sectors.

Top

What are good union jobs?

A good union job in the food service industry is one that provides fair wages, paid time off, and guaranteed breaks. It also offers job security and generous health and welfare benefits, perks that food service workers in non-union workplaces typically lack.

The best union for food service workers, providing good union jobs for food service members across the country, is UFCW Canada. To learn more about UFCW Canada, the union for food service workers, and how you can join, visit UFCW’s Join the Union webpage.

Top

Where do cooks get paid the most?

The wages of food service cooks can vary, but in general, unionized food service staff make more money than their non-union counterparts. Across professions, unionized workers in Canada earn an average of $5.14 per hour more than non-union employees. For women workers, the difference is $6.88 per hour. To gain the union advantage at work, including higher wages, click here to join UFCW Canada – the union for food service cooks.

Top

Click here to join the union today
  • About Our Union
    • About Our Union
      • Find Your Local Union
      • National President
      • National Council
      • Constitution
      • Union History
      • UFCW Canada Annual Report
      • Brand Guidelines
      • Join UFCW Canada
  • Media & News
    • Media & News
      • News
      • Media
      • Subscribe to E-news
  • Resources
    • Resources
      • Stand for Canada, Shop UFCW-made
      • The National Defence Fund
      • Migrant Members
      • Union Training & Scholarships
      • Member Discounts
      • Health & Safety
      • UFCW Canada Equity Grant Program
  • Issues
    • Issues
      • Leukemia Fundraising
      • Political Action
      • Women and Gender Equity
      • Social Justice
      • The Union for Agriculture Workers
      • UFCW Pride – Union Pride!
      • Young Workers
      • Food Justice
      • Global Solidarity
      • Uber Drivers United
      • Conscious Cannabis
  • Action Centre
    • Action Centre
      • Affordability for All
      • Violence is not part of the job: Respect Frontline Workers!
      • Make Truth and Reconciliation a paid day of recognition and remembrance
      • Paid Sick Days Now!
      • Migrant workers deserve permanent residency
      • End the Heritage Inn Lockout Now
  • Join the Union
    • Join the Union
      • Why UFCW Canada
      • Union Advantage
      • Union Facts
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Everything About Unions
      • Industries We Represent
      • Workplaces We Represent
      • How to Join a Union
      • Join Now

Login

FacebookXYoutube2Instagram

Copyright © 2025 UFCW Canada. All Rights Reserved
United Food and Commercial Workers Union
Canada's private sector union

  • Join the Union
    • Why UFCW Canada
    • Union Advantage
    • Union Facts
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Everything About Unions
    • Industries We Represent
      • The Union for Grocery Workers
      • The Food Processing Union
      • The Union for Hotel and Hospitality Workers
      • The Union for Food Service Workers
        • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): The Union for Food Service Workers
      • The Union for Health Care Workers
      • The Union for Restaurant Workers
      • The Union for Manufacturing Workers
      • The Union for Cannabis Workers
      • The Union for Retail Workers
      • The Union for Security Workers
      • The Union for Gig Workers
      • The Union for Warehouse Workers
    • Workplaces We Represent
    • How to Join a Union
    • Join Now