December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Celebration of Life for Les Hague

17th ANNUAL SHOE MEMORIAL – DECEMBER 6

10:00 am to 3:00 pm, CEREMONY 1:00 pm

VANCOUVER ART GALLERY (GEORGIA ST. SIDE)

Telephone Town Hall Draw Winners

Win a $100 gift card through UFCW Bakes Cake Decorating Contest

Safeway Negotiations Stall

November 21 - next Telephone Town Hall at 7:00 pm (Pacific Time)

Upgrade your skills with new webCampus courses for November

Important info for union members working for Loblaw

Safeway negotiations resume November 14

UFCW 247 Scholarship and Education Grant winners

Vancouver Light the Night fundraiser (photos)

Safeway negotiations update

Douglas O'Halloran, 1953-2019

Endless Savings and More (ESM) - Discounts on your smart phone for UFCW 247 members!

Safeway bargaining update

UFCW OUTreach launches new survey for LGBTQ+ members, allies

Brew up these UFCW-made products on Int'l Coffee Day October 1

Scholarships & Education Grants deadline is Monday Sept. 30!

UFCW Canada launches new resource for federal election

The Shoe Memorial is December 6 - can you donate a pair of shoes?

Arbitrator rules against union in FreshCo decision *Updated*

Union and Sobeys meet; talks scheduled for October

Labour Day 2019 events around B.C.

New resource helps you buy Canadian, union-made food

Labour, health, environmental groups call on grocers to ditch toxic receipts

Is your contact info up to date?

TODAY (August 20) - Telephone Town Hall at 7:00 pm (Pacific time)

Sobeys Bargaining Committee to Hear Financial Presentation

New webCampus courses can help you become a better labour activist

Alberta UFCW Local 401's Doug O'Halloran steps down

Additional Severance Offers for Impacted Safeway Okanagan Members

More Superstore members receive back pay after union intervenes

Home insurance discounts available for UFCW 247 members!

Final Arguments Made in Hearing over FreshCo Collective Agreement

Build your skills with new webCampusPLUS courses for summer

159 hours of wages paid to YIG members over scheduling issues

Union helps Safeway member get almost $5000 owed for relief work

UFCW Calls on Federal Government to Protect Canadian Meat Sector

Endless Savings & More (ESM): Discounts on your smart phone for UFCW 247 Members

$2.37 million raised this year as UFCW Canada lifetime fundraising for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada now tops $43.7 million

UFCW Canada honours National Indigenous History Month in June

Join us to Light the Night on October 19 at Stanley Park

Winners of the Draw from the Telephone Town Hall

Improvements to the UFCW Local 247 Benefit Trust Fund

Safeway Announce Six More Stores to Convert to FreshCo

June 4 - next Telephone Town Hall at 7:00 pm (Pacific time)

Dates set for FreshCo hearing

More Superstore members receive big back pay after union steps in

BC Tree Fruits is moving, forgets to tell union

Arbitrator David McPhillips to conduct FreshCo contract hearings

2 more Superstore members receive wage increases, back pay after union steps in

Deadline to apply for $8,000 union scholarship is fast approaching

UFCW 247 and Sobeys-Safeway heading to FOS on FreshCo

National Day of Mourning is April 28

UFCW 247 and Sobeys-Safeway meeting April 23 on FreshCo

Union and Sobeys Meet on FreshCo Agreement

Another Superstore member receives $15K back pay, huge wage increase

UFCW Canada honours International Day of Pink - April 10

UFCW Canada supports Equal Pay Day - April 9

Superstore member gets huge wage increase, $14,200 in back pay

Fresh Street Markets members see good improvements in contract

Swiss Water members ratify contract with wages, job security improvements

Negotiations news: Stong's members ratify new contract

Consumers want cashiers, not self-checkouts

FreshCo contract negotiations begin April 2-3

Important info for members in 5 FreshCo conversion stores

Head coverings grievance resolved in members favour at Loblaw warehouse

Superstores scheduling issues see members paid after union steps in

Agreement Reached With Sobeys on Adjustment Plan for 5 Closure Stores

Extended Health-Dental now available at 6 months for Safeway Grid B members

International Women's Day is March 8

Discussions held with Sobeys-Safeway on 5 store closures/conversions

Apply now for the 2019 UFCW Charity Foundation Scholarship

Union to meet with Sobeys-Safeway over 5 store closures

Happy Lunar New Year!

February 7 - next Telephone Town Hall at 7:00 pm (Pacific time)

Sobeys closing another 5 Safeway stores

Build your skills with new webCampusPLUS courses for January

Local 247 member receives $1000 BDM scholarship

Starting soon! Free "English as an Additional Language" courses

Starting January 15 - free "English as an Additional Language" courses 

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Arbitrator Vince Ready releases decision on Safeway-UFCW 1518 contract

By the Numbers - The Price of Food in Canada

The Shoe Memorial remembers...

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Superstore Minimum Wage Decision

16th annual Vancouver Shoe Memorial - December 6

Workers at 3 Ontario Maple Leaf Foods plants left wondering about their futures

Local 247 attends 58th convention of B.C. Federation of Labour

Limpright steps down as president of UFCW 1518

16 days of activism against gender-based violence

REMINDER: Telephone Town Hall for members TONIGHT @ 7:00 PM (Pacific)

Shoes needed! 16th Vancouver Shoe Memorial December 6

A Day of Remembrance

Shoes needed! 16th Annual Shoe Memorial Dec. 6

The right to affordable housing

webCampusPLUS launches Cannabis Dispensary Specialist course

New legislation aims to protect temporary foreign workers in B.C.

Union and Loblaw to Meet with Mediator/Arbitrator on Pay Scale Issue

CONGRATS TO UFCW 247 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!

What does cannabis legalization mean for workers?

Women's History month - October 2018

Join us October 13 to help Light the Night in Vancouver

REMINDER: Friday Sept. 29 is deadline for scholarship apps

Take action to fix BC's workers' comp system

BDM Scholarship deadline approaching, 18 x $1,000

Superstore campaign for leukemia research begins today

REMINDER: Sept. 29 deadline for Scholarships & Education Grants!

UFCW Canada releases 2017 Annual Report

Canada's poverty reduction strategy "missing key ingredient," says national union leader

Labour Day discount for union members at the PNE!

Why Labour Day matters - Labour Day events across B.C.

Come out and Light the Night in Vancouver!

REMINDER: Telephone Town Hall for members TONIGHT @ 7:00 PM (Pacific)

By the Numbers: the wealth gap in Canada

Safeway contract negotiations remain on hold

Help Light the Night in Vancouver - October 13!

Fundraiser: Campbell River Pub Night July 25 @ 6:00pm

August 16 - next Telephone Town Hall for members

Fighting cancer is in her blood

UFCW Local 247 Scholarships & Education Grants-deadline Sept. 29!

Two minutes is all it takes to win a scholarship or an iPad!

UFCW Canada launches webCampusPLUS

UFCW Canada launches webCampusPLUS 

Damage from BC floods hits members hard

UFCW Canada campaign for LLSC tops $2.5 million

Monday June 11 Telephone Town Hall at 7:00pm (Pacific time)

Monday June 11 Telephone Town Hall at 7:00pm (Pacific time)

Placement process for impacted Safeway members to begin

Per Capita Increase as of July 1, 2018

UFCW 247 Womens Committee reaches out with special Mothers Day BBQ

Union meets with Sobeys-Safeway on transfers, staffing issues

"Cheers for a Cure" Pub Night fundraiser May 23

May webCampus courses now running

April 28 Day of Mourning for workers killed and injured

Capt. Sully gives rousing speech to close UFCW convention

UFCW Convention Day 3

Day 2 of UFCW Convention sees Local 247's Suzanne Hodge elected Intl VP

UFCW's 8th Regular Convention Underway

May 13 - deadline for $8,000 UFCW Charity Scholarship

FREE online courses for UFCW members and their families!

Important new info on Safeway closures

More disruption: Safeway closure stores ordered open til July 5

More disruption as Safeway closure stores ordered open until July 5

UFCW Canada supports Equal Pay Day, April 10

Two minutes. Two iPads. $18,000 in scholarships!

Clarification on Safeway Closure Options Form

Ontario UFCW members vote 97% in favour of strike action

Manitoba negotiations: tentative agreement reached with Sobeys

A pharmacare plan must be universal

(Updated) Safeway Store Closure Process Underway - Severance Offered

Safeway store closure update

International Womens Day - March 8

98% vote for strike action at Safeway in Manitoba

UFCW 247 Womens Committee invites you!

Team in Triathlon Training for the Leukemia - Lymphoma Soc.

Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) Awareness Day is February 28

UFCW Local 247 Executive Board sworn in

Sobeys officially notifies union of FreshCo

Sobeys officially notifies union of FreshCo

Union meets with Sobeys over Safeway closure impact

Apply now for the $8,000 2018 UFCW Charity Foundation Scholarship

Safeway closures amount to illegal lockout

Sobeys refuses info on Safeway store closures - Union goes to Labour Board

UFCW Canada launches the #NoMore campaign to help end gender-based violence

Sobeys-Safeway talks break down in Manitoba; union will take strike vote

Help close the Gender Wage Gap today

Safeway closures not winning any new fans (or customers) for Sobeys

Union meets with Sobeys over Safeway closures

$18,000 in scholarships and 2 iPads available through UFCW Canada

UFCW 247 puts Sobeys on notice over Safeway closures

Safeway Grid B members win vacation pay grievance; payouts to members on January 25

Sobeys announce closure of 10 BC Safeway stores as negotiations near

Minimum wages rise, sky does not fall

Sobeys Proposes Concessions Then Cancels Bargaining in Manitoba

BC Tree Fruit cider wins prestigious gold medal

Record-breaking CEO pay now 209 times more than average worker

Best wishes for the holiday season!

How to register to receive $25 Loblaw card 

Loblaw admits to bread price-fixing scheme spanning more than 14 years

Sobeys to Introduce FreshCo Banner in Western Canada

The Vancouver Shoe Memorial remembers...

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

UFCW and allies launch powerful new Pharmacare video

UFCW recognized for fundraising efforts in leukemia, blood diseases

2018 UFCW International convention delegates elected by acclamation

Listen to the Town Hall Meeting on Your Computer!

Safeway members bargaining conference a success

Safeway members proposal conference underway

Loblaws Announce Plans to Close 22 Stores Across Canada

The Shoe Memorial: Women are dying and it needs to stop!

The Shoe Memorial: Women are dying and it needs to stop!

Attention Sobeys/Safeway members

UFCW activists Light the Night from Coast to Coast

UFCW Local 247 Scholarship and Education Grant Winners

Sobeys Serves Notice to Re-Open Safeway Collective Agreement day after Arbitration on JLM Process

Light the Night this fall in support of Leukemia research and outreach

Listen to the Town Hall Meeting on Your Computer!

UFCW Local 247 Election Results

Coca Cola Strike - To 247 Members employed at Real Canadian Superstores, No Frills, YIG & City Market

IMPORTANT NOTICE - EXPANSION OF ELECTION POLLS

To Local 247 Members employed at Safeway/Sobeys Re: Teamster Strike Coca-Cola

Support the Teamsters, Do not buy Coca Cola

Attention 100 Mile House & Williams Lake Members

Trade, mental health, growth focus of 31st Annual NDF Convention

Sobeys, Loblaw Support Employees Effected by Wildfire

Donate to the British Columbia Fires Appeal, Wildfire Information

Union Response to SAFEWAY

"Safeway Talks" but listen to us

$18,000 in scholarships and two iPads available through UFCW Canada

Safeway/Sobeys Intending to Place 20 stores under Joint Union/Management Review

Stan Raper, 1961 - 2017

Telephone Town Hall - May 30th

Deadline for $8,000 UFCW Charity Foundation Scholarship is May 8th

NDP have shaped the ballot box question in B.C. Election

Join us on May 24 for our Pub Night benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada

1st General Membership Meeting Telephone Town Hall a Huge Success!

1st Quarter General Membership Meeting via Telephone Town Hall - February 28 @ 7 pm

$18,000 in scholarships and 2 iPads available through UFCW Canada

UFCW Canada activists out in full force at Women's Marches - January 21

Founder of the Vancouver Shoe Memorial, Pat Kelln, passed away

UFCW Canada and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada celebrate 31 years of changing lives

Shoe Memorial - December 6th

UFCW Canada and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada celebrate 31 years of changing lives

Sobeys Announces Intent to Re-Open Burquitlam Store Under Safeway Extra Banner

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women - December 6th

Ratification Meeting for PB Distribution

Members at Steve's No Frills in Castlegar Ratify New Deal

Paid Leave for Survivors of Domestic Violence NOW!

Ratification Meeting for Steve's No Frills

B.C. teachers union wins landmark appeal at Supreme Court

Aramark UBC Members Ratify New Deal

2016 Scholarship and Education Grant Winners

Light the Night Walks raise over $100,000 for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC)

Canada's leading union applauds federal government action on repealing anti-worker laws

Safeway Extra Final Offer Selection: What it Means

Light the Night Walk Illuminates the Prairies in support of LLSC

Arbitrator selects Union submissions in Safeway Extra FOS Award

Last chance to win a scholarship or an ipad for 2016

Safeway Extra Contract Dispute: Arbitrator Sets Out Process for FOS Arbitration

Ken Saunders to be Arbitrator for Safeway Extra FOS

Questions and Answers About the Safeway Extra Final Offer Selection (FOS)

Versacold Derwent Members Ratify New Deal

New Superstore #1551 South Surrey Opens

New webCampus Courses for September

UFCW Locals Rejects Sobeys Unreasonable Final Offer for Safeway Extra Stores - Issue to go to Final Offer Selection Arbitration

YIP Session Builds solidarity amongst youth activists in Western Canada

Safeway Extra Negotiations: Employer Tables Agreement Full of Concessions

Job Security the Main Issue as Safeway Extra Negotiations Set to Begin

Versacold Derwent Ratification Vote

BDM Scholarship Winner: Jenna Olsen, UFCW 247

Message Clear to Sobeys- Job Security Essential to any Deal for Safeway Extra

UFCW Canada calls on government to introduce pay equity legislation

ARBITRATOR MARK BROWN ISSUES AWARD-RULES THAT SAFEWAY EXTRA IS A NEW BANNER, ORDERS PARTIES TO NEGOTIATE APPROPRIATE AGREEMENT

Union Still Awaiting Arbitrator Decision "Safeway Extra" Case

$18,000 in scholarships, no essay required

UFCW Canada Locals 401 and 1118 to raise more than $1 million to assist members in Fort McMurray, Local 247 Pledges $50,000

Arbitrator Mark Brown Hears Submissions in "Safeway Extra" Case

Safeway Extra- Company Gives Formal Notice for Dawson Creek Store

UFCW Canada stands in solidarity with Fort McMurray community, Please Donate at RedCross.ca

Safeway Extra/ Langley Willowbrook Update- Arbitrator Assigned

National Day of Mourning - April 28, 2016

Union Files Grievance - Safeway Extra/ Langley Willowbrook Update

Safeway Extra/ Willowbrook Update

Walmart to pay $151 million in unpaid wages after losing U.S. Supreme Court Appeal

New Banner Announced by Safeway

April 13th, 2016 - International Day of Pink

Dave's No Frills Special Meeting Re: Negotiations and NDF Vote

Steve's No Frills Special Meeting Re: Negotiations and NDF Vote

Deadline fast approaching for $8,000 UFCW Charity Foundation Scholarship

Members at Crown Royal distillery hit the picket line - UFCW 832

Foundations for Success

SheTalksYVR  March 5th, 2016 - Free Tickets Available

IGA Special Meeting Re: Sale of Corporate Stores

Union launches national campaign to support fairness at Covered Bridge Potato Chips in New Brunswick

Memorandum of Agreement for Versacold Logistics 3rd Party ULC formerly Atlas Logistics

Members at Versacold Third Party Logistics Surrey Ratify New Agreement by 65%

Superstore/Western Grocers Agreement

2015 UFCW 247 Scholarship Winner - Stephanie Argitos

UFCW Canada activists Light the Night across the country

Attention Superstore members

2015 Scholarship Winners

Shoe Drive- September 21 to November 21

Sheltersafe.ca- Stop Violence Against Women

IGA Store #2 Member Selection Process Begins

Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching

Win a scholarship!  Win an iPad! 

Loblaw Begin Voluntary Buyout Process

Union representing more than 80,000 Loblaw members pledges solidarity with members affected by announced closure of 52 stores 

UFCW International President Marc Perrone featured in Washington Blade

Loblaw announce 52 store closures across country

NDF Convention focuses on political action, building bargaining strength

2015 Real Canadian Superstore Memorandum of Agreement

UFCW Local 247 presents $102,034 cheque at Leukemia Gala in Toronto 

Loblaw Members Ratify New Agreement by 74%

BDM Scholarship Winner: Karen Tse, Local 247

Agreement Reached, Whats Next??

Tentative Agreement Reached With Loblaw

Loblaw Negotiations Update #7-Union Response Tabled

Loblaw Negotiations Update #6-Company Tables Full Monetary Package

Loblaw Negotiations Update #5-Wage Scales, Wage Increases, Proposals Exchanged

Loblaw Negotiations Update #4-Progress Made, Money on the Table Today

Loblaw Negotiations Update #3-Company Yet to Table Monetary Offer

Loblaw Negotiations Update #2- Four Days in the Books

Loblaw Negotiations Update

Loblaw Negotiations to Begin May 4th

National Day of Mourning for workers injured or killed on the job

Kute Recycling Depot Employees Join UFCW 247

Another iPad winner of the UFCW BDM Scholarship Contest

Buy Bottles, not cans, to support striking workers at Crown Holdings

Deadline for $8,000 UFCW International Scholarship is March 22!

Members at Centennial Foods ratify new agreement

Centennial Foods Ratification Meeting

Apply now for the 2015 UFCW International Scholarship

Supreme Court says Canadian workers have constitutional right to strike

Sobeys West Corrects Payroll Error

Target's package for ex-CEO matches package for all 17,600 Canadian workers

New report shows nearly half of global wealth held by the 1%

RCSS/ Western Grocers Proposal Survey

Bully tactics doomed Target in Canada says UFCW National President

UFCW International Scholarship Program

Sobeys Winnipeg warehouse workers join UFCW 832

The 2015 Election is a chance to put the disastrous Harper era behind us

Retirement Security for Everyone-EXPAND THE CPP

It's #NOTokay- Take Action to End Violence Against Women

Irene Lanzinger elected the new president of the B.C. Federation of Labour.

UFCW activists prepare for global day for decent work at Walmart

Stop Bill C-377- Harper's Invasion of Your Privacy

Vancouver Light the Night Raises over $600,000!

Statement by National President Paul Meinema on the shooting at Parliament Hill and the War Memorial

Duncan Light the Night Walk a Success!

Scholarship Winners Announced

NDP forces Commons debate on murdered, missing indigenous women

UFCW Canada Battles Quebec Legislation that Strips Rights of Agriculture Workers

A Fact a Day from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Superstore, Western Grocers and Capri Extra Foods Members Join NDF

Watch Thomas Mulcair's Labour Day Message

Happy Labour Day- A Message From National President Paul R. Meinema

UFCW Local 247 and UFCW Canada Scholarships

UFCW Canada Launches New Website

Loblaw Companies LImited Announces Appointment of Galen G. Weston as President

Sobeys weekly pay grievance: Update and Arbitrator Ready Award

Sobeys weekly pay grievance: Arbitrator Ready rules in favour of bi-weekly pay, with conditions

UFCW Canada helps launch Jack Layton School for Youth Leadership

Sobeys Bi-Weekly Pay Issue to Be Heard July 11

NDF 28th Convention builds strength, solidarity and fairness

Update on Grievance Re: Sobeys Bi-Weekly Pay

Supreme Court rules Wal-Mart owes damages to former Jonquiere employees

BC Safeway stores not affected by Sobeys store closure announcement

Sobeys Announces Payroll Changes

Vantage Foods Members Ratify New Deal

Deadline for $8,000 UFCW International Scholarship is June 20

Target Canada fires president, brings in another American executive

Local 247 raises over $17,500 for blood cancer research in the Nike Women's Half Marathon

Western Waffles Corp- SEPPS negotiatons summary

UFCW Canada activists out in full force as CLC Convention opens in Montreal

Tentative Deal Reached with Western Waffles Corp- SEPPS

May 1- International Workers Day

Harper Government's Half-Hearted Announcement on TFWs in Food Services Does Nothing to Protect TFWs from Ongoing Employer Abuse

On April 28, we remember workers killed and injured on the job

Members Ratify New Wholesale Club Agreement

Tentative agreement reached with Wholesale club

Loblaw-Shoppers deal approved by Canada's Competition Bureau

Richmond Ikea strike reaches 11 months

Phone lines are down at Surrey Head Office

UFCW Canada launches survey on impact of domestic violence on members and workplaces

Local 247 forms second "Team in Training" to support blood cancer research

UFCW Canada recognized by Oxfam for disaster relief fundraising

Sobeys Inc Announces Sale of Stores to Overwaitea Food Group

IGA Negotiations on Hold

Overwaitea members approve the transfer of their membership to Local 1518

U.S. Government charges Walmart with labour violations

U.S. Government charges Walmart with labour violations

Union helps at high school

2013 UFCW Canada BDM Scholarship Winner: Abigaile Chua, Local 247

Report by UFCW and allies slams IKEA over lockout in Richmond, BC

A better direction for Canada in 2014

FG Deli Group employees vote to join UFCW Local 247

In wake of super typhoon Haiyan, UFCW Canada donates over $40,000 to support relief efforts in Philippines

UFCW 401 celebrates Supreme Court victory for workers' rights and freedom of speech

Breaking: Wal-Mart faces warehouse horror allegations and Federal Labour Board complaint

Statement from B.C. Federation of Labour President Jim Sinclair on the passing of Jack Munro (1931-2013)

Remember December 6th- Join us for Canada's National Day of Mourning

Paul Meinema elected President of the UFCW Canada National Council

Wal-Mart workers strike, Target workers threaten to join Black Friday walkout

Sears to close Richmond location while Target sets sights on Nov.13 opening

TOK transit operators join the Union, UFCW 206

New contract for UFCW 509 food processing members at Fromagerie Albert Perron Inc.

UFCW Canada BC Team Lights the Night in Vancouver

TSM Security Guards Vote to Join the Union, UFCW Canada Local 333

Loblaw members in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba ratify new contracts

Agriculture workers at Novafruit in Montreal join the Union, UFCW 501

New contract at Provigo Gilbert Ouellet Inc. in Granby

New Union contract for UFCW 832 healthcare workers at Vista Park Lodge

Bangladesh garment workers to get compensation from Loblaw

Sobeys to Sell 23 Stores in 3 Provinces

Upcoming Membership Meetings and Bylaw Changes

Proud and Enthusiastic Picket Lines Result in Tentative New Collective Agreement

2013 Scholarship Winners Announced

LOBLAWS- Tentative agreement reached in Manitoba. Possible strike actions at stores in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

BC Tree Fruit Ratification Meetings Notice Dates and Locations

Staples workers make history with first union contract in North America

Ikea vs. middle class

Long-time member Rosie Masini-Pieralli

Join UFCW 247 in supporting the 2013 Light The Night Walk!

Shoppers Drug Mart confident Competition Bureau will OK merger with Loblaw

18 Scholarships are available through UFCW Canada- ACT NOW!

Notice of Dues Increase

Loblaws inks deal for pharma retailer Shoppers worth $12.4 billion

Overwaitea Members Ratify New Agreement

Overwaitea Ratification Meetings Notice Dates and Locations

Tentative Agreement reached with Overwaitea

Overwaitea Negotiations Grind to a Halt, Continue Next Week

Monetary Package Received from Overwaitea

Overwaitea/Save-On Foods Bargaining Continues this Week, Progress Made

Versacold Corpak Members Ratify New Deal

Canada Safeway Members Ratify New Agreement

Target Canada Refused Most Zellers Workers, Hired Tory-Linked Lobby Group: UFCW

Empire Co.(Sobeys)to buy Safeway Canada

Attention UFCW Canada Members: Deadline for $8000 International Scholarship June 15 

Safeway Ratification Meetings Vancouver Island, Okanagan, Kootenays, North & North Coast- Dates and Locations

Safeway Ratification Meeting Notice Dates and Locations
Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley

Tentative Agreement reached with Safeway

Monetary Package Recieved from Safeway

CALLING ALL ACTIVISTS: Please Support Walmart Strikers!

On to the Monetary Issues in Safeway Bargaining

UFCW honoured by international labor rights group 

Safeway Bargaining Continues This Week, Progress Made

Walmart Canada sales decline in first quarter

Wal-Mart refuses to support Bangladesh safety pact while 24 other retailers sign on

Canada's largest retail union applauds Loblaw decision to sign Bangladesh Accord

First Day of Negotiations With Safeway in the Books

Canada's leading voice for retail workers supports Loblaw effort in Bangladesh

UFCW Local 247 at Extra Foods Fernie, Grand Forks, Creston and Vanderhoof Ratify New Agreement

Activists discuss strategies to strengthen Canada's best union

Dates set for Safeway Bargaining

UFCW Local 247 has reached tentative agreement with Extra Foods Fernie, Grand Forks, Creston and Vanderhoof

UFCW forms largest union delegation at historic NDP convention

Canada's bet union advances member education with over $335,000 in union scholarships

Local 1518 Reaches Agreement with Canada Safeway

Union protests job lost in Target takeover of Zellers’ leases

Retail Union activists take campaign to first-ever Target store in Canada

Your sneak peek at the first Canadian Target stores set to open

Membership approves Reduction Vote by 91%

Canadian debut hurts Target’s Q4 profits

Planning on Quitting Smoking??

Union Dues Increase

H&M Associates in Quebec Join the Union

H&M Mississauga workers vote YES for the union FIRST UNIONIZED H&M STORE IN CANADA

To all fulltime members employed at Western Grocers Distribution Centres.

Jeff Traeger elected the new President of UFCW Canada Local 832

Metro forges into ethnic food market with stake in Marché Adonis

European Quality Meats & Sausage workers vote to join Union

H&M Mississauga workers vote YES for the union FIRST UNIONIZED H&M STORE IN CANADA

Clearwater workers say "Union Yes!"

Congratulations to the 2011 UFCW Local 247 Scholarship Winners!

Only real union provides real representation

New No-Cost Life Insurance Benefit for AWA Members

Lump Sum increases for RCSS, Western Grocers and Corporate Extra Foods

Long Time Member James "Reg" Godard Passes Away *Updated with Service Details*

UFCW locals merge into ‘superlocal'

Mediated settlement reached at Alberta meat plant

Health & Welfare Trust benefit eligibility for Grid B members

Change in UFCW Union Pension Plan Custodian

B.C. still worst in country on child poverty: advocate

Tentative Settlement at Air Canada

Grimm's Members Ratify by 92%

Victory for the Union- Price Smart Judicial Review

Grimm's Members to Vote on Deal

Zellers Workers Warned

Layton revs crowd at Canadian Labour Congress

Historic Election

Steve McCabe Retirement Party

Rights of Ontario Farm Workers Abandoned by Supreme Court

NDP's Jack Layton riding ‘seismic shift' into second place, poll shows

Swiss Water Members Ratify New Deal

Supreme Court to Rule on Farm Workers' Rights

2010 Migrant Workers Scholarship Winners Announced

UFCW Local 401 Helps Bring Hope to Lubicon

Workers Occupy Legislature After Bill to Ban Replacement Workers Defeated

What Sex Has to Do With Getting Ahead at Wal-Mart  

Wal-Mart case hits high-court skepticism  

Time For a New Government

B.C. minimum wage to vault to $10.25

Labour Board orders end to Malteurop strike in Winnipeg 
  

Atlas/ Western Grocers Engineered Labour Standards

Loblaw President Steps Down  

Swiss Water Members Unanimously Vote Strike  

Canadian pension plans earned 10.4% in 2010 
  

New webCampus Courses  

Migrant Workers File $10 Million Lawsuit against Denny's in British Columbia

Wal-Mart Targets Grocery Buyers  

No Deal for Swiss Water Members

Aramark Vancouver Members Ratify New Deal

Aramark Members to Vote on Memorandum of Settlement

Premium Brands Members Ratify New Agreement

Union Declares Victory Over Walmart in Free Speech Battle  

Overwaitea 4000+ Hours, Members Issues Resolved

Loblaws Members ratify new Collective Agreement

Ratification Meetings for Loblaws Members 

Tentative Agreement for Loblaws Members 

Back to the Bargaining Table for Loblaws Members 

President Gib Whitlock Passes Away 

150 Walmart Workers Gain Union Contract  

Cold Logic Members Vote to Join Local 247 

Ontario RCSS and Great Food Members Ratify New Deal  

Tentative Agreement reached With Premium Brands 

Court upholds union certification at Wal-Mart store in Saskatchewan  

Quebec Superior Court ruling brings Jonquiere Walmart workers one step closer to justice  

Zehrs/RCSS Strike Postponed 

Majority of UFCW Loblaw Members Ratify Deal 

Congratulations to the 2010 UFCW Local 247 Scholarship Winners! 

Loblaws to open Delta and Richmond Superstore on Christmas Day 

UFCW Ontario locals reach tentative settlement with Ontario Loblaw stores

Western Western Waffles Members Ratify New Deal

Ontario Loblaw Workers Set Strike Deadline

Western Western Waffles Members Reject Memorandum

Canada Malting Workers Strike in Calgary 

Tentative Agreement for Western Waffles 

Lets Get Back to the Table  

Aramark and Premium Brands Negotiations Begin  

XL Beef to Close Permanently 

Information for RCSS Members on: Deal of the Week; 

Scholarships Available to UFCW Members or Dependant Children, Children of Migrant Workers  

Quebec- Loblaw Banner Contract Talks Heating Up 

Ontario Loblaw talks resume after massive strike mandate 

Saving Lives, Making History 

Safeway Special Job Transfers 

RWDSU Joins National Council 

webCampus making the mark 

Change in Administration for UFCW Pension Plan 

Update on Safeway PeopleSoft Issuess 

Loblaw Profits Rise as T&T Purchase Helps Lift Sales

Talks Break Off for 30,000 Loblaw Workers in Ontario

Mediator to Resolve Outstanding OTF Issues

Premeir Stelmach: End the Harvest of Death! 

UFCW Canada union victory for Quebec farm workers 

New Agreement for Centennial Foods 

One More Day For OTF Bargaining

Cows Slaughtered at XL Beef

Back to Work for CNIB Employees

Wal-Mart worker fired over medical marijuana

Safeway Responds to T-4 Errors

UFCW 247 & 1518 Supporting Journeyperson Accreditation 

Mediator Helps Find Solution For OTF Issue

Winning Recipes From the UFCW 247 Cookbook!

Surprise Executive Departure Seen A "Loss" For Loblaw

New Resource for New Parents

Strike vote held by UFCW members working at Springhill Farms

Maple Leaf workers approve contract

BC Minimum Wage Still Frozen

Walmart escapes Supreme Court Decision on technicality

UFCW Loses a Friend with Nelson Reeds Passing

Breakthrough at Old Dutch!

How's Your Work Enviroment? Take the Survey!

Mediator Issues Decision on OTF Wages

J.S. McMillan Members Ratify New Deal

National Resolution on CCWIPP

Walmart to Finally Pay Some Workers

Fruit Industry Award Released

Atlas Logistics Employees Join Local 247 and Ratify Agreement

Swiss Water members ratify new deal

Congratulations to the 2009 UFCW Local 247 Scholarship Winners!

Fruit Industry Mediation Update/ Summerland Closure

J.S. McMillan Members Vote 94% for Strike

Historic victory for migrant farm workers

XL Beef staff locked out at Moose Jaw

Wal-Mart loses Quebec Labour Board ruling

J.S. McMillan Negotiations

More women than men employed in Canada in first 6 months of this year

Edmonton Warehouse Workers on Strike

Binding Mediation for Fruit Industry

Fruit Industry Members Join NDF

Mediation for Fruit Industry Bargaining

Swiss Water Members Reject Settlement

Loblaw Purchase T&T Chain

Fruit Industry Members Give 99% Strike Mandate

Notice of Elections Mailed to all Local 247 Members

UFCW Local 247 Wins Important Overtime Arbitration at Westfair Warehouse

Strike Votes for Fruit Industry Members

Workers at World's Largest Pork Plant Ratify First-Ever Union Contract

Workers take aim at Old Dutch

Westfair Doesn't Want You at Top Rate

UFCW Canada sets new annual fundraising record of more than $1.6 million for leukemia research

Progress Slow and Steady for RCSS/Western Grocers Bargaining

Update on Westfair Centralized Meat Cutting Facility

Westfair Announces Centralized Meat Cutting Facility

Real Canadian Wholesale Club Members Ratify New Deal

Higher food prices give supermarket chain Loblaw 73 profit boost in first quarter

UFCW CANADA and Allies call to end Canada's Shameful Secret

VersaCold Members Ratify New Deal

Two Days of Talks but no Deal for Extra Foods/Super Valu Members

Tentative Agreement for RCWC Members

Tentative Agreement Reached with Versacold

IGA Members Ratify New Agreement

Tentative Agreement Reached with IGA

IGA Negotiations a Waiting Game

180-plus Walmart workers gain UFCW Canada contract

IGA Negotiations to Continue With Mediator

RCWC Negotiations Stall

Workers locked out at potato chip plant in Calgary

SK Labour Board Reaches Decision on Wal-Mart Reconsideration Application

Manitoba Safeway Members Accept New Contract

Canadian workers hit with more job losses

Safeway strike averted in Manitoba

IGA Members vote 98% for Strike

Strike Votes for IGA Members

Taking on the Wal-Mart giant Unions are fighting an uphill battle in trying to organize the store's employees

Canada lost 129,000 jobs in January: StatsCan

"The Boogey Man Has No Boogey"

Fix Employmennt Insurance Now!

Jonquière Wal-Mart workers get their day in court

IGA Bargaining Stalls

CLC ends Petro Canada boycott

Canada’s top CEOs reach new pay high

Versa Derwent Members Ratify New Deal

Stong's Market members ratify new deal

Another Wal-Mart unionized in Quebec

Versa Derwent Mediation Set

Tentative Agreement for Stong's Members

Bargaining Updates for Stong's and Versa Members

Wal-Mart in Weyburn certified as UFCW Canada unionized store

Harper delay tactics doomed to fail as battle for democracy kicks in

On December 6, Remember Montreal and More

Get Your Act Together! comments CLC Leader

UFCW Canada: The Union for Sobeys-Thriftys Workers

Real Canadian Superstores to Open 24 Hours for Holiday Season

National Boycott of Petro-Canada

Important Notice for Canada Safeway Members

Local 247 Wins Appeal Regarding PriceSmart

UFCW Canada Local 503 members on strike at 13 Maxi stores in Eastern Quebec

Wal-Mart chooses cheap oil change over Canada’s constitution

Strike averted at Alberta Superstore's

Maple Leaf, striking workers return to talks

Maple Leaf Poultry Plant plucks more than Chickens

Grimm's Members Ratify New Contract

Westfair members in Manitoba ratify new five-year collective agreement

Superstore strike averted in Saskatchewan but not in Alberta

Congratulations to the 2008  UFCW 247 Scholarship Winners!

Grimm's Ratification/ Strike Vote Meeting

Prairie strikes set to start at Loblaw Companies banners

Safeway Negotiations Update

Grimms Members Reject Settlement

Tentative Agreement for Grimms Members

Workers return as Maple Leaf plant reopens

Mediation for Grimms Members

Strike Vote for 1518 Terrace Shoppers Members

Farm workers repatriated after exercising human rights

Local 1400 Takes Strike Vote at Superstore

XL Foods to buy Lakeside Packers

Grocery Workers in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama Achieve Fair Agreement with Kroger Company

Appeal Court set to hear Ontario ban on farm unions

Super Marché workers vote to strike

Loblaws Announces Executive Changes

Hearings Comtinue at Labour Relations Board

New Store Hours for B.C. Superstores

247 Members Vote to Send Smaller Delegation

Wayne Robinson, 1958-2008

Fruit Industry Members Ratify New Deal

Negotiating Committees Announced

Alberta Safeway deals reached

Manitoba farm workers gain equal status under provincial Employment Standards Code: UFCW Canada leader calls on Ontario to follow Manitoba's lead

Agreement Reached on CAO Positions at RCSS Stores

Wal-Mart Canada CEO to Retire

Lawrence Meats Members Ratify New Deal

Clerk IIs & Junior Clerks to have easier access to Benefits soon

Wal-Mart's labour practices face trial yet again

Wal-Mart Workers Win $62 Million

Scholarship Winners Announced

Loblaw's deal could hit warehouse jobs

Aramark members Ratify New Deal

Kraft Foods Members Ratify New Deal

Scholarship Deadline Approaching 

Supreme Court ruling opens the way to Ontario farm worker unions

U.S. Grocery stores brace for another strike

 J.S. McMillan Members Ratify New Agreement

Wal-Mart's Appeal Application Dismissed

Anti-scab suffers from MP flip-flops

Palace Casino Ordered to Pay Damages to Union

Analyst: Union Campaigns Hurt Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart's record on health care

Former Local 1518 President Rudy Krickan Passes

Appeal court allows lawsuit against Wal-Mart to proceed

"Wait Times Guarantees": Who will guarantee the Publics interest over Profit?

Wal-Mart settles overtime dispute

Loblaw to cut up to 1,000 jobs at offices

Wal-Mart Tries Again to Salvage Its Declining Public Image

Wal-Mart employees seek more damages

Leukemia Cash Draw Winners!!

Childrens Christmas Party a Big Success!!

Behind the Wal-Mart smile

Wal-Mart loses round in Gatineau union fight

Olymel Closes Plant

Grand Forks Members to Vote on First Agreement

George Weston Limited - Quarterly Report to Shareholders

Westfair to Extend Store Hours for Holiday Season

Westfair Foods announces the closure of 3 Wholesale Clubs in BC

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal Dismisses Wal-Marts Latest Appeal

Wal-Mart Employees Awarded $78M for Unpaid Work

To: Kelowna, Vernon and Cranbrook Superstore Meat Production Employees

Wal-Mart Employees Awarded $78M for Unpaid Work

Westfair Foods cancels plans for Central Meat Cutting Facility

Members at Park Royal Extra Foods Ratify New Deal

Brooke Sundin Announces Retirement

Scholarship Winners Announced

Tentative Deal reached for Park Royal Extra Foods

Mediator to help in Grand Forks Bargaining

Loblaw talks continue as workers deliver a strike mandate

Mark Foote takes over as Loblaw president

DENTAL PLAN INFO FOR CLERK II's & JUNIOR CLERKS (Save-On/Safeway/Overwaitea Members)

Grand Forks Members Vote 83 percent to Strike

Westfair Foods Payroll Error Effects 4,000 Local 247 Members

Extra Foods/ Westfair Locks Out/ Layoff Prince George members

Off- Scale Increases Effective August 13th for RCSS, Western Grocers and Corporate Extra Foods

Saskatchewan court rules against Wal-Mart in labour battle

Wal-Mart first China union could mean more to come

Chilliwack Save-On Foods #913 to be converted to a Price Smart

Another bomb alert at Wal-Mart

Park Royal Extra Foods strike hits 6 months

Wal-Mart employees forced to help search for bomb

Wal-Mart says Sask labour board is biased, argues it can't get fair hearing

Vancouver City Council delays decision on big-box stores

Hanley elected as International Executive Vice President of UFCW International

Local 1518 members leafleting Westfair stores

Westfair removes "Staff" reference in Leaflet

Company Announces Courtenay Save On Foods to Close

NDP MP's LAUNCH ANTI-SCAB BILL ON MAY DAY

1518 Comparison Shows Shopping at Pricesmart Not All That Smart!

Legal Picket Line at RCSS 1560

Union and Canada Safeway agree to Protocol Agreement

Wal-Mart promotes executive who warned of sick workers

Wal-Mart's dirty secret is out

Grievance filed over 247 lanyards and pens.

Loblaw executives forgo 2005 bonuses

Can Wal-Mart Keep Unions Out?

Local 247 member wins Scholarship

Rally held to support striking workers at Super Valu/Extra Foods

A second BC Wal-Mart location goes union with UFCW Canada

Extra Foods Members Vote to Join Local 247

Jury awards Wal-Mart worker $13.9 million

Western Waffles Ltd. Members Ratify New Deal

Tentative Deal for Western Waffles Ltd. Members

 Loblaw's Joe-Fresh to take on Wal-Mart in apparel retail battle

New Deal for Versacold Members

Asda Wal-Mart guilty of anti-trade union activity

Wal-Mart denies harassment

Former Wal-Mart Worker Files Proposed Class-action Lawsuit 

Minister having second thoughts about new labour law for Alberta- Big Suprise!

Supreme Court to hear unions' challenge of B.C. law Wednesday

Employee: Wal-Mart Fired Me for Being Pregnant

Former Wal-Mart Exec to plead Guilty

Local 1518 Extra Foods Members Begin Strike, 247 Members Effected

Advance Polls For Federal Election Open Saturday, Monday

WAL-MART WATCH
Wal-Mart is the target of health care legislation in 30 U.S. states

WAL-MART WATCH
Former exec will plead guilty

Local 247 Files Grievance over OFG Plans to Convert Whalley Save-On to PriceSmart Store

WAL-MART WATCH
Wal-Mart Web site makes racial connections

 Creston Extra Foods Agreement

 World Jr. Hockey Draw Winners Announced

 Manitoba Poultry Workers Settle

Local 247 Loses a Friend in George Semeniuk

Tentative Deal for Swiss Water Coffee Members

Update- Westfair Meat Cutting Facility

Sign the Petition- Support the BCTF

BC's Teachers Strike- Labour Board Rules Picketing Illegal!

Wal-Mart found guilty in Quebec store closure

Labour Day Rally in Support of TWU Members

New Deal in Vanderhoof

Telus Workers Need Our Support: Five Years Without A Wage Increase, While Company CEO Makes $7 Million!

Alberta screws Lakeside workers

Strike delayed for at least 60 days at Lakeside Packers in Brooks

Strike at Lakeside Packers

Brooks braces for possible strike at Lakeside

Pitt Meadows Warehouse affected by Vancouver Port Closure

UFCW Ontario Locals tell Loblaws- "No Deal"

Vanderhoof Extra Foods Bargaining- Updated

Wal-Mart Store in Jonquière Shuts Its Doors Earlier Than Planned 

Fired Wal-Mart Worker On Hunger Strike.

Vanderhoof Members Vote 95% for Strike Action

Happy Wal-Mart workers? Hardly

UFCW Loses a Leader and Friend

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Representation Vote at IGA

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Class Hours Returned to GM Assistants

Northern Calif. Grocery Workers Win 3-Year Pacts