Pension, protection again precarious work on table: Unifor
Unifor members at a Loblaws warehouse in Ajax, Ont., voted 98 per cent on Jan 23 in favour of strike action during ongoing negotiations with the company.
“Members at the Loblaws warehouse work under high-stress, time-sensitive conditions to deliver goods to customers and stores across the province,” said Jerry Dias, Unifor national president. “This strike mandate is a united show of support for the bargaining committee in their negotiations with this corporate Goliath.”
About 1,000 employees work at the Loblaws Ajax Distribution Centre, and are represented by Unifor, Local 222. The current collective agreement expires on Feb. 9, said the union.
“Our jobs the distribution centre support hundreds of families across the Durham Region,” said Colin James, Local 222 president. “The public has heard horror stories about working conditions in warehouses in recent months, but know this- Local 222 members will not allow their working conditions to be eroded.”
Members are advocating for respect in the workplace, establishing a pension, and against increased precarity in their jobs, said Unifor.
Unifor is the country’s largest union in the private sector, representing more than 315,000 workers in Canada.
