Who We Are
Our Structure
A Strong Workers’ Union representing more than 70,000 people across Ontario.
As a member of our Local Union, you will either belong to Local 175 or Local 633. So, what is the difference?
Local 633 has Craft Union status and represents about 600 members who work as meat cutters in a number of retail locations. Local 633 intends to maintain its historical Craft Union status for as long as possible.
Local 175 represents every other member of the Local Union, and our two Locals have an agreement that sees Local 175 provide all services to Local 633 members.
Our Local Union is a part of UFCW Canada, which represents a total of more than 250,000 working people nation-wide, and UFCW International based out of Washington, D.C., which represents more than 1.3 million workers across our two countries.
UFCW Locals 175 & 633 is divided into 10 regions, each led by a Director who oversees servicing and bargaining for the membership in that area. Each region can be reached through our Head Office at 1-800-565-8329 or membership@ufcw175.com.
Who We Represent
With 70,000 members, UFCW Locals 175 & 633 has a strong presence and years of experience across many sectors of the Ontario economy.
Scroll through some of the sectors we cover below, and meet some of our Members working hard to provide quality products and services to their communities and to families across Canada.
UFCW Locals 175 & 633 represents more than 42,000 retail workers at about 570 grocery and wholesale stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, cannabis retail, and more across Ontario. Stores where our members work include: Loblaw banners (Loblaws, Fortinos, Zehrs Great Canadian Food Stores, Real Canadian Superstores, Your Independent Grocers, Valu-mart, No Frills, Wholesale Club), Metro (Metro, Food Basics, The Barn), Sobeys and Freshco, Rexall, Pharma Plus, RX Drugmart, Lococo’s, Home Hardware, and some independent retail establishments as well.
Across the Service and Hospitality industries in Ontario, UFCW Locals 175 & 633 represents approximately 2,600 workers. These members work in hotels, restaurants and catering/meal services, car rental agencies and parking lots, housekeeping, office and building services, and more.
Nearly 4,400 members of UFCW Locals 175 & 633 produce and package some of your favourite foods, snacks, and beverages. From chocolate to candy, breads and cakes, peanut butter, baby formula, dairy and non-dairy beverages, juice, eggs, milling, appetizers, and more.
These members work in every part of production in these plants and work hard to create quality products that families across the country enjoy every day.
HOPE stands for the Health, Office, and Professional Employees sector here at UFCW Locals 175 & 633. Many of our HOPE sector members – more than 6,500 – are in the healthcare field. This includes workers in long-term care, retirement homes, homecare, community care, and congregate care settings. Our members are the frontline nurses, personal support workers, aides, cooks, social workers, and other support workers and attendants who help care for the elderly, the ill, and others who need assistance.
In addition to direct healthcare, our HOPE Sector members also work in teaching, childcare, addiction services, emergency medical services, pet care and veterinary services, dental care, funerals, laboratory settings, social services, and more.
From slaughter to processing and packaging, approximately 8,000 members of UFCW Locals 175 & 633 work to provide people across this country with high quality meat products.
From ground beef used in some fast-food favourites, to your Thanksgiving Butterball turkeys, chicken strips, hot dogs, and more, the Members of UFCW Locals 175 & 633 have a hand in producing many of the products you find in your local grocery stores.
In addition to industrial food production, more than 2,500 members of UFCW Locals 175 & 633 work in a wide variety of industrial manufacturing and packaging plants across the province. This includes plastics, rigid packaging, machinery and HVAC parts, electronics design and production, a variety of serve-ware and containers, furniture, and much more.
Meet Some of Our Members
Our hard-working Members can be found everywhere!
From grocery and pharmacies to industrial manufacturing; meat and poultry processing to food, beverage, and candy production; from long-term care, retirement homes, and community care centres to teaching, social services, child care, and more. You can find our Members working behind the welcome desk or providing housekeeping services at a hotel, taking your order at the coffee shop in hospital cafeterias, renting you a car at the airport, and much, much more.
UFCW Locals 175 & 633 is a strong workers’ Union because of our incredible members.
Take a moment to meet some of our Members at Work below.
And look for our weekly Member and Steward profiles on Instagram and Facebook.
Plus, look for hashtags that celebrate workers and Union members:
#ufcwmember #ufcwsteward #unionsteward #unionmember #unionstrong #unionproud #membermonday #saturdaysteward #livebetterworkunion #ufcw175633
Our Servicing Regions
All offices can be reached at
Visit us on YouTube to meet some of your UFCW Locals 175 & 633 Representatives!
Kelly Tosato
President
Jim McLean
Secretary-Treasurer
Karen Vaughan
Recorder
Chris Fuller
Executive Assistant to the President
Lee Johnson-Koehn
Executive Assistant to the President
Angela Mattioli
Executive Assistant to the President
Region 1 (Thunder Bay Office)
Director – Tracy Stubbs
Union Representative – Alex Stubbs
Servicing Representative – Lynn Swiderski
Region 2 (Mississauga Office)
Director – Jason Hanley
Union Representatives – Chris Bernardi, Ricardo Bocanegra, Amanda De Melo, Christina Mayberry, Mario Tardelli, Amy Tran
Region 3 (Ottawa Office)
Director – Paul Hardwick
Union Representatives – Sean Carroll, Shannon Epp, Kimberly Hunter, Joe Tenn
Servicing Representative – Damian Hulshof
Region 4 (Mississauga Office)
Director – John Di Nardo
Union Representative – Jennifer Hanley
Servicing Representatives – Fatima Butt, Nunzio Cannistraci, Art Gier, Paul Handy, Dawn Hanlon,
Shirley Hepditch, Braden Messervey, Alan Reston
Region 5 (Cambridge Office)
Director – Jehan Ahamed
Union Representatives – Arlene Robertson
Servicing Representatives – Kelly Dick, Skip Pavlick
Region 6 (Mississauga Office)
Director – Sam Caetano
Union Representatives – Dave Forbes, Chris Mayberry, Nelson Pereira, Melody Slattery,
Navidad Talbot, Fred Teeple
Region 7 (Cambridge Office)
Director – Jehan Ahamed
Union Representatives – John Beaton
Servicing Representatives – Julie Jodoin, Michael Windley
Region 8 (Sudbury Office)
Director – Derik McArthur
Union Representatives – Jeff Barry, Michael Bernier, Richard Eberhardt, Jim Hames
HOPE Sector – Long-term Care & Retirement (Cambridge Office)
Director – Sandra Ashcroft
Union Representatives – Todd Janes, Derek Jokhu, Dean McLaren, Maxine Prince
HOPE Sector – Community Care (Mississauga Office)
Director – Mike Mattioli
Union Representatives – Sacha Edey, Sabrina Qadir, Meemee Seto, Hodan Wais
Organizing Department
Director – Tony Nigro
Organizing Representatives – Joce Cote, Tim Hum, Jeffery Lu, Casey Magee
Pay Equity
Coordinator – Matt Davenport
Representative – Orsola Augurusa, Nabeela Irfan
Workers’ Compensation Department
Coordinator – Sarah Neath
Workers’ Compensation Representatives – Joanne Ford, Ashley Hunt, Courtney Salomons
Intake Representative – Georgina MacDonald
Health & Safety
Director – Kelly Nicholas
Health & Safety Representative – Donna Rhodes
Legal Department
Director – Jane Mulkewich
Legal Counsel – Christopher Jagodits, Matthew Jagodits,
Ambar Reyes, Brandon Rodrigues
Paralegal – Gordon Steinberg
Training & Education
Director – Kelly Nicholas
Servicing Representative – Teresa Wilson
Communications Department
Coordinator – Jennifer Tunney
Communications Representatives – Laurie Duncan, Ashleigh Vink
Project Coordinator
Coordinator – Wei Chen
Our Local Union Also Has:
- A dedicated Organizing Team to assist non-union workers realize the benefits of joining the Union
- Specialists in Injured Workers’ Compensation to guide Members in their injury claim appeals
- Health & Safety experts to help workplace Joint Health & Safety Committees (JHSCs) and Members address hazards in their workplaces
- In-house Legal Counsel to assist with bargaining, arbitrations, and other hearings, and
- Training and educational opportunities available for free to Members through in-class courses and the UFCW WebCampus.