Emily Derouin’s COVID-19 symptoms began mildly enough, with her throat “feeling off” and fatigue.
UFCW Canada Ontario Provincial Council advocated on behalf of union members at the Ontario government’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.
Since the onset of the pandemic, UFCW Canada Local 1006A advocated for the members, asking that employers to do the right thing and pay a pandemic premium for the duration of the COVID-19 crisis.
When Ontario went into lockdown, Maria Cabral was among the thousands of workers in the meat processing sector going into work every day.
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UFCW 1006A is pleased to announce we are participating in the Labour of Love campaign, launched by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC).
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Kimberly Campbell knows first-hand the difference the union makes.
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Jacqueline Fraser is proud to follow in the footsteps of her father, who was a former steward for UFCW.
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After battling leukemia as a young child, Molly has been cancer-free for 10 years.
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Irine Reji was in tears when she found out she won a UFCW 1006A scholarship.
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UFCW 1006A is welcoming stewards from across Ontario to our fall Stewards’ Training courses at the union office.
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“The majority of the voting population are workers like us, and we want to make sure working-class voices are heard by politicians,” said Emily Boyer, a union steward at the Whitby Superstore.
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“It was a fantastic contract and the members voted overwhelmingly for it,” said member Mekonnen Geresin.
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UFCW 1006A members at the Talbot Manor retirement home in St. Thomas have ratified a new union contract.
