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.
Seeking fairness and respect at their workplace, LensCrafters workers in Newmarket voted Friday, February 22, 2013 to join UFCW Canada Local 1000A.
"On behalf of Local 1000A, I am proud to congratulate the workers at the LensCrafters location in Newmarket for coming together and taking the initiative to make their store a better place to work," said President Pearl Sawyer.
UFCW Canada Local 1000A is proud to congratulate the recipients of our 2012-2013 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 500-word essay contest.
“I was ecstatic when notified that I was the recipient of this scholarship,” said Daniele Ruberto, who worked as a grocery clerk at the No Frills store in Woodbridge. “I am extremely grateful for this scholarship and thank UFCW Local 1000A for their generosity and support. Thank you for caring about student success.”
Increases to wages, and health and welfare benefits were among the key achievements in the latest contract negotiated between UFCW Canada Local 1000A and Best Western Mariposa Inn & Conference Centre.
The contract was ratified on January 22, 2013 and runs from August 27, 2012 to August 27, 2015. It covers 48 full-time and part-time workers at the Best Western Mariposa, which is located in Orillia.
UFCW Members Eligible to Stand for Nomination and Election
The UFCW International Convention, held every five years, will take place in Chicago from Monday, August 12 to Friday, August 16, 2013. UFCW Canada Local 1000A is eligible to send 25 delegates.
Local 1000A members, staff and officers were proud to be among more than 30,000 demonstrators who took to the streets of downtown Toronto to rally for rights and democracy in the face of escalating attacks on workers’ rights in the province.
The January 26 rally started at Allan Gardens and finished at Maple Leaf Gardens where the Liberal Leadership Convention was taking place. Demonstrators included workers from diverse sectors, anti-poverty activists, youth, parents, and seniors from all across Ontario. “We were there to stand up for democracy and to defend collective bargaining, which is under threat from the current government in Ontario,” said Evan Engering, a Local 1000A member who works at a Real Canadian Superstore in Mississauga.
After four years working cash at Brian’s No Frills, Brenda Foster was ready for change.
Eager to prove women could do the same job as men on the floor, UFCW Canada Local 1000A member Foster decided to take advantage of a new front-end training opportunity provision negotiated in the last No Frills collective agreement.
The union negotiated the right for part-time cashiers with four or more years of service to have the option of being transferred to another area of the store and receive relevant training. Members would be able to maintain their seniority and rate of pay and successfully complete their probationary period of 60 days.
