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.
Following a weekend of marathon bargaining, your union negotiating committee and Loblaws Supermarkets Ltd. reached a tentative memorandum of agreement in the early hours of the morning of Monday, June 1, 2015.
We are in process of finalizing the documents.
Further information will follow.
Join your union for Injured Workers’ Day on June 1, 2015 as we rally at Queen’s Park to stand up for the injured workers of Ontario.
The rally is about stopping cuts to workers' compensation, ending the austerity agenda and fighting for justice for injured workers. The event kicks off at 11 a.m.
“Injured workers are among the most vulnerable groups in our society, and instead of protecting and helping them, our current compensation system, weakened by cutbacks and policy and practice changes, is failing them,” said Pearl Sawyer, Local 1000A President.
An estimated 200,000 people are injured at work in Ontario every year.
Angie Novosel loved working for Loblaws Great Food as a Natural Value Manager. For almost 13 years, Angie rarely missed a day.
“I was the most dedicated and loyal employee,” Angie said. “I put my heart and soul into my job. I took every course. I did everything they wanted me to.” Her dedication to the company was so evident that they had her do hiring as well as peer orientation.
On June 19, 2010, Angie’s life changed in an instant when she slipped and fell at work.
At polls held from May 12 to 14 across Ontario, Local 1000A members working at Loblaws Great Food and Superstore voted 97 per cent in favour of strike action if a fair contract is not reached.
Loblaw is the number one grocery retailer in this country because of your hard work and sacrifice. The company needs to recognize the valuable role you play in achieving that success.
With your resounding strike mandate, you have made it clear to the company that you strongly support your negotiating committee in achieving a fair contract for you and your co-workers.
The No Frills contract expires June 30, 2016 – and your union is preparing for negotiations. Your union reps and stewards have been speaking with members in stores across Ontario on why it so important that you engage with the bargainnig process.
We are asking our members to consider joining UFCW Canada’s National Defence Fund (NDF). The NDF is essentially a national strike fund that provides picket pay over and above what you would also receive from the International and Canadian Council when on strike or lock-out. Individual bargaining units vote to join and benefit from the NDF. The fund provides additional support when you and your co-workers need it most.
Voting times and locations have been scheduled throughout the province for all No Frills & Guildwood Valu-mart members to have their say on joining the NDF. Poll time and locations are listed in the doucment linked below – we look forward to seeing you there!
No Frills NDF Vote Schedule
Guildwood Valu-mart Vote Schedule
On May 5, your union bargaining committee met with your employer for the 4th round of bargaining. At this meeting the Union received the employer’s response to our last position of April 23, 2015.
It was clear that the roadblocks to achieving a fair deal still remain. As a result, your union bargaining committee broke off negotiations.
