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 a marathon 20 months of negotiations, workers at Laura’s YIG in Ottawa voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new collective agreement with increases to wages and benefit contributions. Covering more than 70 workers, the contract was ratified on November 15, 2010 and runs from March 29, 2009 to November 2014.
Just when you thought the praise hadstopped, it would start up again. As negotiations wound down, Sodexo workers could not stop commending the work of their union, which helped them achieve their best ever contract. The recently ratified deal is full of gains and improvements for 115 Local 1000A members at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs retroactively from October 2010 to October 2014.
Local 1000A wants to thank its members, together with their family and friends, for making the London CAN (Community Action Network) picnic a great success. The event took place at Springbank Park on July 9 and was held to provide members with a fun-filled day to relax and be with those they love.
Kathleen Baranik’s story is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit. The Local 1000A member is quiet and soft-spoken and someone who has lived through more challenges than most people face in a lifetime.
Members of the Local 1000A No Frills Bargaining Committee met on May 25, 2011 to discuss and vote on proposals to take into negotiations, which will kick off June 21, 2011.
The committee is made of Local 1000A members from No Frill and Valu-Mart stores across Ontario, along with Local 1000A staff members. Executive Vice-President Kevin Benn will be chairing the union’s negotiations team.
The blowing snow and sub-zero temperatures failed to faze Mary-Joe Eaton as she marched through the streets of Hamilton in support of workers at U.S. Steel. The Local 1000A activist was among the nearly 10,000 workers who took part in the Hamilton Day of Action: People versus U.S. Steel on January 29, 2011.
