
“Access to 10 paid sick days for workers in Ontario would have very simply reduced the spread of COVID in the workplace and saved lives,” said Katrina Miller, Program Director at The Broadbent Institute.

Students deserve safe schools but a year and a half into the pandemic, the Ontario government has failed to act to create safer classrooms for children to return to.

1006A member Shane Morse wasn’t surprised when he learned about the remains of the 215 children found at a former Kamloops residential school.
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UFCW Canada Local 1006A is becoming the home of cannabis workers, with workers at a second Tokyo Smoke (979 Bloor Street West) location recently voting to join our local union.

Members work at a variety of sites, including Princess Margaret Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Humber River Health, and retirement homes and food service locations throughout the GTA.

“The wage increase was definitely a highlight,” said Manasha Perera, a member of the union negotiating committee.

This October, Local 1006A’s three teams in London, Toronto, and Ottawa raised nearly $24,000 for the LLSC.

UFCW 1006A members working at Ryder Supply Chain Solutions in Caledon made significant gains in their new union contract.

"My union has made a difference in my life by ensuring I have a minimum amount of hours."

The conference theme was Stronger Than Any Moment as participants marked the 10-year anniversary of 1006A.

UFCW 1006A members at the Baton Rouge Grillhouse & Bar in Ottawa have ratified a new union contract.

UFCW 1006A members at Sysco (Buckhead Meats) have ratified a new union contract.

Restaurant workers at the Red Lobster restaurant in Nepean recently voted to join UFCW 1006A.