UFCW Local 832
Trade union in Manitoba, Canada
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UFCW Local 832 is a local union of the United Food and Commercial Workers union in Manitoba, Canada.
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 832 | |
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| Type | Local union |
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| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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| Membership | 19,000[1] (2024) |
President | Jeff Traeger |
Parent organization | United Food and Commercial Workers |
| Affiliations | Manitoba Federation of Labour |
| Website | ufcw832 |
History
Founded in 1938, Local 832 was approximately 700 members strong by 1964 when Bernard Christophe was elected president. Christophe held the presidency of Local 832 until ending his 38-year stretch as head of the local by stepping down in 2002 . He was replaced by Robert Ziegler in the fall of 2002, who held the office until he recently retired on 1 December 2011. On 24 October 2011, the local's executive board elected Jeff Traeger to be the local's third full-time president in its 73-year history. Jeff had been the treasurer since 2004, and Bea Bruske was also elected by the board to serve the remainder of Jeff's term as Secretary/Treasurer (the first female in an executive administrative role in the local's history).
The local was recently successful in organizing a group of Mexican agricultural workers at Mayfair Foods. Although enough workers signed union cards to automatically certify in September 2006, a series of disputes before the Manitoba Labour Board pushed back their certification until 26 June 2007.[2] This certification has national importance, they became the first group of organized foreign farm workers in Canada.
See also
- UFCW Local 1776, Philadelphia