This fall, you have a chance to make your voice heard in shaping the future of union education. The National Education Survey is an initiative of your union’s national office. It's an anonymous survey that takes just minutes!

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Annually, on October 4th, families, survivors, and communities gather on Sisters in Spirit Day to honour the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals (MMIWG2S+). You can find information on vigils taking place across Alberta here: nwac.ca/sisters-in-s...

SAFEWAY BARGAINING

We were expecting a fight and we got one...

Read our latest Safeway bargaining update and tune in for a Zoom bargaining update on Friday, October 3, 2025, at 4 PM!

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This week in Edmonton, UFCW Local 401 joined HSAA - Union of Health-Care Professionals workers and ATU 569 transit workers in a powerful show of solidarity. A busy day on the ground, demonstrating our unwavering support for these essential workers!

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Thanks so much to all of our members and all the people of Calgary who came out!

Happy Pride from #UFCW401!

A sunny day greeted the dozens of members from our Local who came out to celebrate Calgary Pride! We are always proud to celebrate the queer community and continue the fight for equality for all! #Pride #UnionStrong #401strong

If you know a shop steward who you think deserves the spotlight, contact us at [email protected] and let us know! #401strong #unionstrong #stewards #Spotlight

UFCW 401's Steward Spotlight celebrates the hard working shop stewards who play such a crucial role in supporting their colleagues in their workplace. This week, we talked with Andrew Rosher, a veteran Millwright at Canada Malting!
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In Red Deer, Alberta, 35 Temporary Foreign Workers and migrant workers from the Olymel pork processing facility gathered on Saturday, August 23rd for more than just a presentation—they came together in solidarity, hope, and determination. shorturl.at/ECp08

Alone among Canadian provinces, Alberta wants to charge your family for COVID vaccines; and experts warn that this is yet another barrier to crucial health care access for Albertans. We will be addressing this issue at our next General Membership Meeting: tinyurl.com/25sxm8bf

UFCW Local 401 fully supports the Air Canada Component of CUPE in their stand against greed and unfairness. We had the honour to be present for a protest at #YYC airport and show solidarity with these courageous workers! #UnionStrong #unpaidworkwontfly

The Air Canada Component of CUPE had barely begun its strike before the government intervened.

UFCW Local 401 offers this response: shorturl.at/qUCXL

A 2023 survey from CUPE found that flight attendants do not get paid for 35 hours of the work they do in a week, before takeoff and after landing. UFCW Local 401 fully supports job action by airline workers who are bargaining for better.

Empire/Sobeys made $148.9M in 3 months. Safeway workers? Wages rolled back, FreshCo conversions, even threats to force repayment of wages already earned. Bargaining starts Sept 30. It’s time to fight back. #401strong #StrikeVote #Safeway #LabourMovement #FairCheckout #SayItToSobeys #CanLab