Retail

TORONTO —Food Basics workers at grocery stores across Ontario are warning customers of a pre-Thanksgiving September 29 strike deadline.  

“More than 85% of our Food Basics members are in part-time positions, making barely above the minimum wage with no paid sick days,” said Gord Currie, President of Unifor Local 414. “Despite the fact that these workers remained on the frontline throughout the pandemic, now Food Basics wants to eliminate the highest paid full-time jobs in these stores and offer the rest substandard wages.”

Unifor welcomes new members from across the country as aviation, long-term care and grocery warehouse workers vote to join the union.

Appointees to the B.C. Tourism Task Force delivered their final report to the provincial government on December 9.

Unifor and Loblaw Companies Limited have agreed to resume negotiations today in an attempt to settle the ten week strike by 1,400 Dominion grocery....

Etna Foods in Leamington has ratified a new three year collective agreement.

On Labour Day, Unifor members took action in support of Dominion grocery store workers, on strike at Newfoundland locations.

“Loblaws should be ashamed of themselves. This is an employer, Galen Weston, who has $8.7 million in equity.

Unifor Local 597 members at Dominion grocery stores across Newfoundland will begin strike action at 10:01 p.m. Saturday August 22, 2020.

Unifor opposes the decision by Canada’s leading grocery chains to end pandemic pay for their workers at retail outlets across Canada.