UFCW Canada Local 1000A members working at Loblaws Great Food and Superstore voted 61% to reject the tentative memorandum of agreement for your contract.
Your union is ramping up strike preparations and will be training strike picket captains from across the province this week.
We will be setting a strike deadline date soon.
Members will be notified of the exact date and time when strike action will start.
"Our members have spoken and we stand shoulder to shoulder with them as we prepare for strike action," said Pearl Sawyer, President of UFCW Canada Local 1000A.
Please continue to closely monitor your union website for when strike action will begin and further updates.
"Our goal has always been to reach a fair settlement for our members," Sawyer said. "We are prepared to continue negotiating in good faith and give the company a reasonable opportunity to respond to this very clear signal of dissatisfaction from its hard-working employees."
Your union called members Tuesday to provide the results. Please make sure to provide your union with your current cell number, home number and email address so you will receive important information in a timely fashion. Update your contact information here.
Your union has also informed UFCW Canada National Office, the International Union and the National Defense Fund Administrator of the results of the vote and that we have commenced strike preparations.
Negotiations began in February 2015.
In May 2015, the membership voted 97 per cent in favour of a strike if a fair contract is not reached.
