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First contract ratified by healthcare workers at The Royal Henley

September 26, 2022

Homewood Health Centre HLDAA Arbitration decision determines inflation must be considered

June 6, 2022

Workers at five retirement homes achieve highest wage increases in a HLDAA award to date  

August 2, 2023

Retirement home workers in Ottawa secure wage increases and language improvements

July 24, 2023

Flemingdon Health Centre frontline community care workers ratify

June 22, 2023

Nursing Home members at Friendly Manor ratify wage increases and adjustments

June 8, 2023

Caressant Care Nursing Home members in Fergus ratify yearly wage increases and adjustments

May 29, 2023

Carriage House Retirement Residence members achieve new contract through HLDAA

May 24, 2023

Members at Barrington Retirement Residence achieve new contract through HLDAA

May 9, 2023

Bayfield House ratifies wage increase and agreements will merge

May 3, 2023

19th Annual Healthcare Stewards Conference

April 20, 2023

Healthcare workers at Trent Valley Lodge ratify wage and benefit improvements

March 20, 2023

Members at Villa Retirement achieve new contract through HLDAA

February 9, 2023

New Year, New Union for workers at Dynacare Gamma Laboratory Partnership

February 1, 2023

Palisade Gardens members ratify wage increases and special wage adjustments

January 12, 2023

Martindale Gardens unanimously ratifies new deal with special wage increases for all

December 13, 2022

Annual Healthcare Conference returns in-person after two years

May 16, 2022

Briton House Retirement ratifies wage and bargaining unit increases

April 7, 2022

Members at Queenchester Terrace ratify first collective agreement unanimously

March 28, 2022

Members at Erin Mills Lodge in Mississauga ratify and establish a common agreement

March 18, 2022

Paramed Waterloo Region members achieve substantial wage increases in new three-year agreement

January 20, 2022

Better working conditions, job security on the way for new members at the Royal Henley Retirement Community

November 16, 2021

Barrington Retirement members achieve new contract through HLDAA

August 19, 2021

Heritage River Retirement votes 100% in favour of new deal.

July 21, 2021

CSINW in Thunder Bay ratifies new three-year deal.

July 13, 2021

Welcome to 110 Christian Horizons Sudbury employees who have joined the Union

June 10, 2021

AIM Health Group ratifies province wide agreement and establishes pension plan

May 28, 2021

Crown Ridge Residence in Trenton ratifies new deal with wage adjustments for all classifications

May 27, 2021

Members at Lynde Creek in Whitby ratify new 3-year deal

May 25, 2021

Members at Transcare in Scarborough ratify new deal

May 25, 2021

Welcome to employees at Queenchester Terrace who voted to Join the Union

May 21, 2021

Kinark Child & Family Services employees join the Union

May 20, 2021

Happy PSW Day

May 19, 2021

Coalition of unions representing LTC staff calls on Chartwell shareholders to vote out Mike Harris

May 19, 2021

National Nurses Week 2021

May 10, 2021

Members at Erinview Retirement unanimously vote to ratify new deal.

April 29, 2021

Rosewood Senior Living Erie ratifies agreement that includes language for domestic violence and gender inclusivity.

April 20, 2021

Chartwell Meadowbrook Retirement Residence ratifies new three year deal

April 12, 2021

First Collective Agreement achieved for Christian Horizons Central and York Regions

April 12, 2021

Wage, vacation, and other improvements in Windermere on the Mount agreement

March 26, 2021

North Park Nursing Home members ratify annual increases and more in new agreement

March 17, 2021

Compass Group members at Sienna Senior Living in Orillia ratify

March 3, 2021

Compass Group Extendicare members in Lindsay achieve new agreement

February 10, 2021

President Haggerty speaks at online rally for action to end the long-term care crisis

January 29, 2021

Members at Maplewood win OLRB decision: plexiglass partition ordered to be installed at nurse’s station

January 12, 2021

Rexdale Community Health Centre members ratify agreement

December 30, 2020

Food service and hospitality workers in the healthcare industry

December 24, 2020

Members at Muskoka ACS achieve new three-year agreement

December 22, 2020

Union continues to call for immediate action to address the crisis in elder care workplaces

December 18, 2020

Christian Horizon employees in Durham Region vote Union Yes

December 1, 2020

First agreement achieved by members at The Riverine

November 20, 2020

Huntsville District Nursing Home members ratify

November 19, 2020

Ontario 2020 budget fails to address the needs of people

November 6, 2020

Members at Breakaway Addiction Services achieve new agreement

October 29, 2020

Statement on the Long-term Care COVID-19 Commission Interim Recommendations

October 23, 2020

Tell your MPP to make increases permanent for all health care employees

October 2, 2020

PSW wage increase a good first step but it’s not enough

October 2, 2020

Victoria Retirement members ratify; contract includes health & safety pandemic plan language

August 31, 2020

Improvements to long-term care system long overdue

July 30, 2020

Open Letter to Premier Ford: Fix Long-Term Care Now!

May 28, 2020

Employees at Forestview Retirement Residence vote Union Yes!

March 30, 2020

Health care workers at Rekai Centres in Toronto ratify

February 7, 2020

Caressant Care members in Harriston ratify

January 15, 2020

Employees at The Riverine join the Union

January 7, 2020

Meta Centre members ratify three-year agreement

January 7, 2020

Delrose Retirement Residence members ratify

January 3, 2020

1st Agreement ratified by members at Waterford Retirement

December 9, 2019

Members at North Park Nursing avoid interest arbitration: ratify new agreement

December 2, 2019

First contract achieved at Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture

November 1, 2019

Members at five OMNI Health Care facilities ratify unified agreement

October 30, 2019

2019 Bylaw & Policy Conference

May 9, 2019

Health Care and LGBTQQI2S Inclusion

May 8, 2019

Welcome workers at Villa Retirement Lodge

December 18, 2018

Our Members at Work: Maplewood Long-Term Care Home

November 1, 2018

Transcare members ratify 3-year agreement

October 30, 2018

Health care rally draws thousands

October 25, 2018

Why Health Care Workers Join Unions

October 25, 2018

Paramed nurses achieve first agreement

October 24, 2018

Lakeside Retirement members secure new contract

September 27, 2018

Bayfield Manor workers vote Union Yes!

August 17, 2018

Coverage of the 16th Annual Health Care Conference

April 13, 2018

More PSWs join Local 175

April 5, 2018

Fifteen retirement care workers join UFCW Local 175

March 8, 2018

It’s Time to Care

February 28, 2018

Local 175 Members help save lives every day

February 2, 2018

Erie Glen Manor Retirement Residence Votes YES!

December 12, 2017

Members at Broadview Nursing Centre achieve 3-year contract

August 4, 2017

Crown Ridge members ratify

June 27, 2017

Coverage of the 15th Annual Health Care Stewards Conference

May 15, 2017

Almonte Country Haven members achieve new scheduling language and more in new agreement

May 11, 2017

Health care providers at the Huntsville District Nursing Home ratify

April 25, 2017

Victory for Martindale Retirement Home workers!

September 23, 2016

Retirement care workers at Rogers Cove ratify

June 29, 2016

Lord Lansdowne Retirement care workers achieve Union representation

June 7, 2016

Two-year agreement ratified by HOPE Sector members at Legion Village

May 25, 2016

14th Annual UFCW Local 175 Health Care Conference

April 19, 2016

Amica Retirement workers join UFCW Local 175’s HOPE Sector

April 1, 2016

Members at Barrington Retirement achieve new contract through HLDAA

March 11, 2016

HOPE Sector members at Grandview Lodge secure new agreement

March 10, 2016

Kerry’s Place autism care workers join the Union

October 31, 2023

CVOS members in Burlington, Mississauga, Milton and Oakville ratify new collective agreement

October 31, 2023

Workers at OATC London join UFCW Local 175 to gain a stronger voice in the workplace

August 9, 2024

OATC workers join UFCW Local 175, gain stronger voice.

Health Care Stewards Conference 2025

May 6, 2025

Workers at Carolina Retirement Home vote Union YES!

May 16, 2025

Workers at Carolina Retirement Home in Perth voted to join UFCW Local 175. These 60 new members have been welcomed to our Health, Office, and Professional employees (HOPE) sector.

Locals 175 & 633 of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Canada is a Union made up of more than 70,000 hard-working Ontarians employed in almost every sector of the provincial economy.

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