UFCW Canada Local 1400
Lucia Flack Figueiredo
President
Lucia Flack Figueiredo became a member of UFCW 1400 in 1996 when the Salvation Army thrift store in Saskatoon joined the local union. Lucy became a Shop Steward soon after and participated in bargaining as a bargaining committee member for the next ten years while working there. She was a participant on the UFCW Canada Youth Internship Program in 2003 and became a Special Projects Union Representative in September of that year.
In February of 2006, Lucy was hired permanently by UFCW 1400, spending the next decade serving the membership as a Staff and Collective Bargaining representative. In 2016, she was elected as Secretary-Treasurer of Local 1400, and in 2021, President of UFCW Canada Local 1400 – the largest private sector union local in Saskatchewan.
Marilynne MacFarlane
Secretary-Treasurer
Marilynne MacFarlane became a UFCW Local 1400 member in November 2002 as an employee of the Saskatoon Credit Union, which later became the Affinity Credit Union. As a rank-and-file activist, Marilynne served her co-workers and strengthened the union as a Shop Steward, Recording Secretary, Co-Chief Shop Steward, Unit Chair, and as member of many bargaining committees before joining the staff of UFCW 1400 in 2016.
From 2016 – 2021, Sister MacFarlane served the union as a UFCW Local 1400 Union Representative, as well as a member of the UFCW Canada Workplace Safety Committee. Today, Marilyn MacFarlane serves as UFCW Canada Local 1400 Secretary-Treasurer.
Rick Erhardt
Recording Secretary
Rick joined the Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers (BFCSD) when he began working at the Coca-Cola plant in Regina in 1984. The BFCSD subsequently merged with UFCW and became Local 319W where over the years Rick served as a Shop Steward, Secretary-Treasurer, and in 1990 became President of Local 319W. He served as President until Local 319W merged with Local 1400 in January 2003, at which point he became a Vice-President of Local 1400 and was elected to the Recording Secretary position for the 2008 term.
Nick Huziek
Nick joined the Executive Board in January, 2013 when UFCW Local 342P merged with Local 1400. He is currently employed at P&H Milling Group located on 33rd Street in Saskatoon. He has been employed at this location since 1987 which was formerly CSP Foods, then Dawn Foods, then Dover. He is employed as a Flour Mill Elevator Grain Agent. In his second year of employment he became a Shop Steward, then Chief Steward 3 years later. For six years, he was President of Local 34P. Nick has attended bargaining for POS, P&H, and Horizon Milling.
Jim Kutnikoff
Jim joined the local union when he started work at the Prince Albert Superstore as a shipper-receiver in 1982 and has been the store’s Chief Shop Steward since that time; he is also a member of the Grievance Committee. He has been representing his unit on the Bargaining Committee since 1996. He became a member of the local’s Executive Board in January 2000 and has been re-elected for each subsequent term.
Martin Altwasser
Martin became a member of the Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers (BFCSD) in 1977 when he was hired by the Carling Brewery in Saskatoon. The BFCSD merged with UFCW Local 346W in 1984. In 1990 when a group of employees bought the brewery, they re-named it Great Western Brewery. Martin continued to work at the brewery and over the years has served as a Shop Steward and an OH&S member, and Vice-President then President of Local 346W. Martin became a Vice-President of Local 1400 when Local 346W merged with Local 1400 in January of 2003.
Rick Weichel
Rick became a member of the Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft drink and Distillery Workers (BFCSD) when he was hired as a temporary employee with the Saskatchewan Brewers Association in Regina, now called Brewers Distributor Ltd. The BFCSD merged with UFCW in 1984, the same year Rick became a full-time employee. Over the years Rick has served as Shop Steward and was President of Local 340 for six years until it merged with Local 1400 in 1994. He was elected as Vice-President of the local for the term beginning January 1, 2004.
Judy Hrycuik
Judy became a member of Local 1400 in 1979 when she became employed by Westfair Foods Ltd. (Superstore on 8th Street, Saskatoon) in the deli department. Judy is very active within her workplace and the union, sitting on the OH&S and Grievance committees, is the Chief Shop Steward for her store, and is the Provincial Representative for the UFCW Women’s Advisory Committee. She was elected to the board in November of 2011.
Tammy Neff
Tammy has been employed by the Moose Jaw Superstore in the front end department since 1995 and was elected to the board January 1, 2016. She is a Shop Steward and a member of the UFCW Women’s Committee as well as the OH&S Committee. She assists with the Moose Jaw Golf tournament and is a member of the Moose Jaw Labour Council.
Roger Haatvedt
Roger started with Saskatoon Coop in 1974 and has worked as a food clerk, produce clerk, shipper-receiver and maintenance person over the years. He has served as a Shop Steward even before the Coop joined UFCW 1400 in 1979. Roger has also served on JLM committees,many negotiating committees and more recently as Chief Shop Steward . Roger joined the Executive Board in 2020.
Jeremy Goring
Jeremey first became a member of UFCW when he worked at Maple Leaf down the road from our 1400 office. He was an active member of UFCW local 248P for over 12 years and a shop steward for 4 of those years. Jeremey also participated in the UFCW Youth Internship Program back in 2009 and recommends this initiative to all young members. Now for the last 8 years I've been working as a member of UFCW 1400 at the Richardson Milling oat mill just north of Martensville. He is a mill operator, chief steward and was on the most recent bargaining committee. Jeremey was elected to the Executive Board in 2020.
Andrew (Ben) Pederson
Ben Pederson has been working at the Saskatchewan Science Center since October 2013. Ben comes from a family history of union support, which triggered his desire to become active with UFCW 1400. In 2015, Ben made the decision to become a shop steward in his workplace and he attended every training, conference, and union function that he could. In August of 2021, Ben was elected to the executive board and looks forward to continuing to serving the members of UFCW 1400 in this role.
Adam Koch
Adam is currently working at Loblaw Warehouse in Regina as a Loader/ Receiver and has been there for 11 years. Adam has been a Shop Stewart for 7 years and was elected to Executive Board in 2016.