Of Note: This news item is archived content from UFCW Canada Local 1000A.
Local 1000A and UFCW Canada Local 206 merged on May 1, 2016 to form UFCW Canada Local 1006A.
Your union is aware that the Trustees of the No Frills/UFCW Canada Local 1000A Benefit Trust Fund, which covers eligible part-time No Frills employees, have very recently made a decision to amend the terms of coverage.
Your Union has filed a grievance relating to the funding of the plan and recommends that members save the receipts (or copies as the case may be) for expenses that are incurred which prior to the plan amendment would have been an eligible expense, pending a resolve to this issue.
Your union was founded in the 1940s –a groundbreaking and transformative decade for the Canadian labour movement.
It was in 1944 when a small group of Loblaws workers formed a union known as the Loblaw Workers’ Council, established a constitution, elected an executive and bargained their first collective agreement.
From the mid-1940s to mid-1950s, the Loblaw Workers’ Council operated with volunteers and represented workers in all Loblaw stores in Ontario. Workers donated their time to handle grievances, resolve differences with management, set bargaining priorities and negotiate agreements.
Have your photograph showcased in the 2015 Leukemia Cash Calendar! Send your high-resolution photo along with your name and work location to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Febuary 28, 2014.
Photos of landscapes and objects are preferred. Photos of individuals are not recommended. The 13 members that have their picture chosen will be given a free Cash Calendar.
Local 1000A is pleased to congratulate the recipients of its 2013-2014 scholarships. Forty-two scholarships, worth $500 each, were awarded this year to members or children of members enrolled in post-secondary education based on a essay contest or creative submission.
Since the inception of the scholarship program in 2003, Local 1000A has helped hundreds of students and their families in the face of escalating undergraduate fees.
UFCW Canada Local 1000A’s Executive Board has filled the vacancy of Recorder with Glacier Effs-Samuel effective December 12, 2013 in accordance with the UFCW Canada constitution and the local union by-laws. She will serve for the balance of the term ending December 31, 2016.
“Sister Glacier is a tremendous activist with a strong track record of standing up for workers’ rights,” said Pearl Sawyer, Local 1000A President. “With her dedication, integrity, experience and knowledge, I have every confidence that she will be outstanding in representing and serving our members as Recorder.”
It is a mission of hope for the members of Women’s Issues Network (WIN), who created and distributed thousands of white ribbons to raise awareness and help bring an end to violence against women.
Members and the wider public received ribbons, along with informational cards, as part of WIN’s White Ribbon Campaign in the weeks leading up to and on December 6— the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On this day in 1989, 14 women were murdered at Montreal's École Polytechnique simply because they were women.
