Rick Jordan, who works at Loblaws Great Food in Toronto, takes action everyday as a UFCW 1006A steward to help his co-workers.
The abuse can be wide-ranging from customers throwing things to threatening to come after workers.
Union steward and young worker Kennedy Chiu is proud to be part of the union movement.
As a union member for 40 years, Marcia Stewart knows the life-changing impact of a union job.