Job-Protected Leave For Workers to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

The B.C. Provincial Government announced improvements under the Employment Standards Act that includes the introduction of job-protected leave to allow Part-time and Full-time workers the ability to take the time needed to travel and receive the vaccine or to take a dependent family member to receive the vaccine without fear of losing their job. "Workers […]

UFCW Canada BDM Scholarship Deadline Extended to October 16

As college and university students begin the new school year while also grappling with the challenges presented by COVID-19, UFCW Canada has extended the deadline for this year’s BDM Scholarship program to give members and their family members more time to apply for the $1,000 union scholarship. “During these difficult times, our union wants to […]

Sept. 30 deadline! 2 weeks left to win 2 iPads and $18,000 in scholarships

With two weeks left to apply for the 2020 UFCW Canada – BDM Scholarship program, time is running out for your chance to win one of 18 scholarships worth $1,000 each, or one of two Apple iPads. Each year, UFCW Canada offers 18 UFCW Canada – BDM Scholarships to active members and their family members […]

Labour Day 2020: Working Together, We Will Come Out of COVID Stronger

Each year in September, workers, union activists, and our community allies join together on Labour Day to celebrate the hard-fought gains of working people and to advocate for improvements to the lives of all Canadians.  This proud and storied tradition dates back more than a century, and through it all workers and their families have […]

Canada’s COVID-19 Recovery Must Include Women

The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on workers and families across the country, but in many ways it has been women who have faced the brunt of the pandemic’s economic fallout. A July report by the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) found that Canada has been shaken by a recession unlike any other. The recession […]