UFCW 1006A members working at UniFirst laundry and uniform services on Dunwin and Orbitor in Mississauga have negotiated gains in their new union contract.
“It is an amazing contract and the members were happy with it,” said Patricia Fortune-Wilson, a member of the negotiating committee. “The union really fought for us.”
Fortune-Wilson said she was satisfied with the improvements made to wages, sick days, pension and the non-monetary aspects of the contract.
“The union did a good job.”
The term of the union contracts is from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028 and covers 24 members at the Orbitor location and 82 members at the Dunwin location. While they are two bargaining units, the terms of the agreement are the same for both facilities.
The negotiating committee for both locations included members, Daljit Chahal, Patricia Fortune-Wilson, Munish Rana and Sheela Sivanesan and Union Representatives, Jonathan Lobo, Diana O’Brien and Amanmeet Singh.
“UFCW 1006A is proud to be the union for laundry workers in Ontario,” said President Wayne Hanley. “Our negotiating committee worked hard to achieve a fair union contract for our members at UniFirst.”
Highlights
- Wage increases of nearly 13 per cent over the three year term of the union contract
- Strengthened discrimination/harassment language
- Additional paid sick day
- Increase to bereavement leave
