Of Note: This news item is archived content from UFCW Canada Local 1000A.
Local 1000A and UFCW Canada Local 206 merged on May 1, 2016 to form UFCW Canada Local 1006A.
After several draft exchanges between your Union and the Company, Local 1000A is pleased to announce hard copies of the Loblaws Real Canadian Superstore (RCSS) appendices and letters of understanding covering RCSS workers are being printed and will be available for distribution by the end of the month. In order for our members to access this information as quickly as possible, we have also uploaded an electronic “draft” of the RCSS booklet online. Earlier this year, the draft Collective Agreement covering Great Food was published. The full Collective Agreement covering Loblaws Conventional, RCSS and Great Food is over 450 pages.
Workers Rights At Stake
It is in everyone’s interests to raise retail standards and revolutionize retail.
That was one of the key messages delivered by Professor Kendra Coulter at Local 1000A’s Divisional Advisory Conference, held from November 27 to 29 in Richmond Hill. More than 52 divisional officers from across Ontario attended the two-day conference which featured several speakers and workshops on the local union’s divisional structure and guidelines.
“Retail is the new normal — it’s the new form of mass employment,” Coulter said. “What happens in retail affects the rest of the economy.”
Canada’s union movement is under attack by the extreme right-wing policies of Stephen Harper's Conservative Government. Through the legislative backdoor, the Conservatives have submitted Private Members Bill C-377. The purpose of this Bill is to require unions to make their finances public, including assets, liabilities, and expenses. Unions already provide this information to their members through financial audits, reports, and regular membership meetings. The Conservatives want their corporate friends to have access to this information so that they can undermine unions.
I am proud and honoured to have been elected by the membershipto serve as President of our Local Union for the next four years.
I thank you for placing your faith in me and our executive officers – Secretary-Treasurer Tony Soares, Executive Vice-President Kevin Benn and Recorder Dan Gilbert.
You have our commitment that we will continue to work tirelessly to protect, defend and improve your rights at your workplace and beyond.
With two towering red and white candy canes behind them, Local 1000A members, activists and staff spread a bit of holiday cheer at Milton’s annual Santa Claus Parade.
Members, including many from the Milton RCSS store, worked from early hours of the morning on November 18 to decorate the Local 1000A float, and then handed out candy canes and lip balms to the thousands of spectators of all ages and cultures who came out for the annual event.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Sickle Cell Anemia Raffle Draw! Local 1000A thanks everyone who participated in the raffle.
With your support, we raised more than $2,800 to help find a cure for Sickle Cell Anemia. All proceeds will be donated to Faces of Our Children, an organization that raises awareness, support and funding in the fight against Sickle Cell disease.
