United Food And Commercial Workers

• B.C. Superstore workers narrowly vote to avert strike

  The Loblaw employees, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 247, initially held the vote citing contract concerns with “pay, fairness and equity.”

  Economy

  Jul 8, 2022
  
• Thousands of B.C. Superstore employees hold strike vote this week over wages

  The workers are employed at 28 Superstores and three distribution warehouses across the province and are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 247.

  Consumer

  Jul 4, 2022
  
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• Cargill workers in Alberta vote 71% in favour of contract offer

  The threat of a strike at an Alberta beef processing plant has been averted after workers accepted the owner's latest offer.

  Economy

  Dec 4, 2021
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• Cargill, union reach tentative deal that could avert strike at Alberta meat plant

  The union representing workers at the meat-packing plant that was the site of one of Canada's largest COVID-19 outbreaks says it's reached a tentative deal with Cargill.

  Money

  Dec 1, 2021
• Rapid COVID-19 testing urged at Saskatoon chicken plant where outbreak declared

  Norm Neault says rapid COVID-19 testing at Prairie Pride Natural Foods, which employees 260 people, would give staff confidence going into the workplace.

  Canada

  Mar 4, 2021
• Some New Brunswick elder-care workers left out of pandemic wage top-up: union

  The workers were left out of a program funded by the federal government that would boost their monthly take-home pay by up to $500.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2020
• Union wants better protections, pandemic pay reinstated for Alberta meat plant, grocery store workers

  A union that represents 32,000 Alberta workers, mainly in food processing and retail sectors, is calling for enhanced safety protections and the return of pandemic pay premiums for essential workers.

  Economy

  Nov 4, 2020
• Weston Foods announces plans to close Cobourg bakery in June, axing up to 180 jobs

  In a statement, Weston Foods said it made a "difficult decision" to close its Cobourg bakery in the second half of 2020, eliminating up to 180 jobs.

  Economy

  Jan 14, 2020
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• Who wins and who loses in Ontario’s decision to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour?

  Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's plan to increase minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019 may come as a welcome surprise to workers across the province, but businesses that already have thin margins may see it as an opportunity to eliminate jobs.

  Canada

  May 30, 2017
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• Union says fraud charge laid against former director, political advisor

  A union says one of its former directors who served briefly as a top adviser to a Manitoba premier has been charged with fraud.

  Politics

  Dec 12, 2016