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.
Workers from Chubb Edwards Hamilton became the newest members of the Local 1000A family as they voted strongly in favour of union representation on April 25, 2012.
Local 1000A President Pearl Sawyer led a strong local union delegation, including members, activists, and staff, to Queen’s Park on April 21 to protest the Ontario government’s original proposed budget, which put the needs of corporations ahead of those of working families.
"Many of our members work part-time and depend on the very services this government threatens to cut,"said Local 1000A president Pearl Sawyer. “Those in power need to know working families are already struggling across Ontario and protecting the rich at the expense of these families through these cuts is not the answer to a prosperous Ontario."
On Friday April 27, we mourn the loss of 338 lives lost to accidents or occupational disease in Ontario in 2011.
York Region event – 11:00 am, Woodbridge Memorial Arena, Islington + Highway 7
Toronto event – 12:00 noon, Monument to Chinese Railway Workers
Check with your labour council for details in your community.
Local 1000A is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever PRIDE advisory group.
The first meeting was held in mid-April at the Local 1000A office in Woodbridge, Ontario and brought together members and activists of all ages and cultures.
We are the people who work at your neighbourhood Zellers, and some of us have worked in your store for over 30 years. We love our jobs, and we are proud of what we do. Together, we have the experience to make Target a place where Canadians prefer to shop.
Local 1000A is proud to congratulate Thomas Mulcair, on his victory on March 24 at the NDP Leadership Convention.
The Outremont MP was chosen by more than 57 per cent of voting delegates on the fourth and final ballot to become the next Leader of the Opposition.
