TIMMINS - A local union is helping keep the shelves at local food banks stocked for the holidays.
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UCFW) Locals 175 and 633 donated $3,000 each to the Timmins Food Bank and the South Porcupine Food Bank.
"Our executive board members know that our local union is in a position to provide this support and I continue to be proud of their commitment to the communities across this province where our members live and work," said UFCW Local 175 president Kelly Tosato in a news release.
"We also recognized that the vital work these food charities and community groups are doing is only a temporary fix that cannot correct the systemic root causes of food insecurity."
Across the province, the union has donated nearly $200,000 to food banks and charitable organizations this holiday season.
