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.
Local 1000A was among the million-plus revelers who took to downtown Toronto on August 4, 2012 to celebrate the city’s annual Caribbean Carnival.
Billed as the largest cultural festival of its kind in North America, the carnival is a three-week long extravaganza that features the glittering costumes, sounds and tastes of the Caribbean.
Following a ratification vote, the production of the collective agreement booklets is an intensive process. The union and the employer work together to ensure all negotiated changes are correctly incorporated into the new collective agreement. This is a very lengthy and arduous process as every word and every detail is important.
As such, the production of the 2010-2015 collective agreement for Loblaws, Loblaws Great Food and Real Canadian Superstore is still in progress.
The Passport to Action encourages members to get more active in their union, in their communities and in the broader struggle to build a fairer and more just society.
The passport is just one piece in helping build this movement. When you attend any union event (Union Meeting, CAN picnic, Labour Day, etc) or any community event (anti-poverty rally, tuition protest, etc), you will receive a Local 1000A stamp. As you collect stamps for your passport, you will be eligible for various prizes and draws.
The race to the bottom is underway and at stake, is the future of low and middle-income families in this country.
Taking cues from their American counterparts, right-wing politicians and their corporate allies in Canada have launched a quiet but vicious war to devastate and weaken the working and middle class at a time when families are already struggling.
Local 1000A members in the Toronto-area blew away the judges and the crowds with their many talents, which ranged from Taekwondo to singing to dancing.
“It was incredible to see how much talent Local 1000A has,” said Secretary-Treasurer Tony Soares. “I want to thank all our contestants for sharing their amazing talents with us and making the day an unforgettable one.”
Local 1000A member Cheryl Mennill had a lot to smile about at London’s Springbank Park on July 14.
Mennill, who works at a Great Food store in the area, was declared the winner of the ‘Local 1000A has Got Talent’ after showcasing her skills in creating balloon animals. She made and gave away several to the children in attendance.
