Feeding hope for a better future! Protein for People is a union owned and operated society working in cooperation with Food Banks throughout BC.

Joined October 2012
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Union Protein Project retweeted
Thank you to the @bcgeu Health Services Component 4, @mahen_ramdharry and the @Protein_project for donating a pallet of peanut butter. It is people like you that make a difference! #theproteinproject #bcgeu #SurreyFoodBank #PeopleLikeYou #MakingaDifference #SurreyBC
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Big thanks to our affiliates partners for a successful AGM today. Looking forward to continuing our gr8 work in the coming year @MoveUPTogether @bcgeu @CLCPacific @nwdlc @vancouverdlc @FPSE @CUPEBC @IBEW213 @USWDistrict3 @UFCW_1518 @uwbclm @ComSavings @psacbc
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Thx Peter Gary from IAM 692 for the $$, to be used to purchase tuna for food banks in 8 BC communities!
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Thank you @usw1944 for your ongoing support for UPP and Food Security Through Good Jobs!
28 May 2021
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Thank-you @ABFedLabour for the Tip of the Hat your fantastic support of The Union Protein Project!
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Thank you @BCGEU @NUPGE
29 Jan 2021
Replying to @bcgeu
Some of the local charities & communities groups supported include: @uwlm #periodpromise @Protein_project Muslim Food Bank-Surrey Saige Community Food Bank Aboriginal Front Door Society Black in BC COVID Support Fund @RealFoodBanksBC
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Congratulations Janet! Thanks for your ongoing commitment to the Union Protein Project. We are so thankful proud to have you on the @Protein_project executive!
28 Jan 2021
Congratulations to Janet Andrews of @IAMAW764 on your acclamation as our Secretary-Treasurer tonight! BIG TY to our delegates for marathon nomination, budget and many motions meeting! #ourdelegatesareawesome #bclab #solidarity
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We just received a donation from the Steelworkers Humanity Fund. Thank-you @SteelworkersCA @USWDistrict3
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Thank-you all!
19 Nov 2020
Thank you so much to our amazing affiliated unions @CupeLocal402 @cupebc Local 1760 @iuoe115 @IAMAW764 and delegates from @heu @CUPEBC Local 386 for your generosity #Labourgives #GivingTuesday #Solidarity
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Huge thanks to @nwdlc, all the Union delegates who donated, @UWLM and staff for helping get Union Protein Project tuna to folks who need it #locallove
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Thank-you to @SteelworkersCA, @USWDistrict3, and the SHF for your support! You are helping get protein to folks who need it, while we fight for food security through good jobs.
The Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $77,500 to 46 food banks & community food centres in Western Canada! #uswunity #uswcares
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Union Protein Project retweeted
Thank you so much for all of your support!
Congratulations! There is such a big need for #ReelThanks2020, particularly this year. We were happy to donate $5,000, and we're proud of the many @IATSE891 & @ICG669 members who worked hard to raise $212,000 for @VanFoodBank! #IATSEmembersRock #IATSEcares
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More #Thanksgiving weekend thanks to affiliates that give so UPP can do our work @IBEW213, IBEW 258 and the Vancouver, New West Building Trades @joshtowsley
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With #Thanksgiving weekend ahead, be thankful for unions like @BCGEU, @UFCW_1518 and @hsabc who's support allows UPP to get peanut butter to food bank clients
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Thx to unions like @CUPEBC @HospEmpUnion, we are able to provide tuna, peanut butter to BC food banks proteinproject.ca
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Thank-you @ABFedLabour and @FoodBanksAB for working with us. And thanks to @HSAAlberta @UnitedNurses @EdmLabour @atulocal583 Iron Workers for supporting this effort!
Recently, @FoodBanksAB received a giant order of healthy protein (87,360 cans of tuna and 37,440 jars of peanut butter!) thanks to the union @Protein_project #canlab Also thanks to @HSAAlberta @UnitedNurses @EdmLabour Ironworkers 720 and @atulocal583 afl.org/unions_stock_alberta…
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Union Protein Project retweeted
I’m establishing an Industrial Inquiry Commission to review successorship in #BC’s forestry sector. This will help us understand how we can ensure long-term job stability for workers in this important sector. news.gov.bc.ca/23178

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UPP is proud of our work with @UWLM getting protein to community food hubs during this pandemic #locallove
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Hope everyone had a happy and safe Labour Day. Thank-you to all the workers and their unions for the work they do to make life better for everyone.
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Great discussion on "Labour and Food Security" this morning. Thanks to our panellists @UFCW_1518 @hey_SK @FreshRootsFarms
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