
Members, activists and staff made a difference in their workplaces and communities to close out 2016.
	
2016 was a great year for Local 1006A. In celebration of the holiday season, we have created a special video that shows what your union has been up to this past year.
	
UFCW Canada Local 1006A is pleased to announce our forth and final winner of our Facebook Membership Contest. Congratulations go to Kathryn Boeyen of Baton Rouge in Ottawa. Kathryn will be taking home a Samsung tablet.
	
"It has given me a voice on the job, increased wages... good working conditions, and guarantees as written in our contract." – Carmin De Tommaso, Durantes No Frills, Vaughan
	
“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.
	
“It was a fantastic contract and the members voted overwhelmingly for it,” said member Mekonnen Geresin.
	
UFCW 1006A members at the Talbot Manor retirement home in St. Thomas have ratified a new union contract.
	
UFCW 1006A is proud to welcome stewards across Ontario for our fall Stewards Training at the union office.
	
UFCW 1006A is proud to congratulate workers from Dom Amodeo Produce at the Ontario Food Terminal on achieving UFCW 1006A representation.
	
Workers at the H&M (Hennes & Moritz) retail store in Dufferin Mall have voted to join UFCW 1006A.
	
UFCW 1006A members, who work at Transition House Coalition of Northumberland in Cobourg, have ratified their first union contract after voting to join the local union earlier this year.
	
After voting to join UFCW 1006A earlier this year, members at Courtyard by Marriott hotel in Mississauga (Airport Corporate Centre West) have achieved a fair union contract.
	
UFCW Canada is launching a National Education Survey for members to share their experiences with workplace learning and contribute to the future of union education.