Welcome New Members

Ashley Homestore

More than 150 employees at Ashley Homestore in Mississauga have joined the Union after a successful organizing drive. The workers held strong through a difficult campaign and they now have the Union standing with them to ensure they will be safe and supported at work.

Key concerns included feeling disrespected and undervalued leading to a lack of dignity in the workplace. Workers also brought forth health and safety concerns as well as an unrealistic workload, and issues concerning WSIB.

The new members at Ashley Homestore are employed across different positions including repairs, drivers, and in the warehouse.

Carolina Retirement Home

Welcome to 60 new members in the Health, Office, and Professional employees (HOPE) sector from Carolina Retirement Home in Perth. These workers – PSWs, RPNs, RNs, housekeepers, service workers, and kitchen staff – pursued certification to become Union members so they could build a workplace with more respect and fairness.

Now, these Union members get to have a say in workplace policies that directly affect their jobs – such as scheduling, safety procedures, protocols, and more.

Joining a union isn’t just about better pay or benefits – it’s about standing together to demand respect and fairness, and to have a voice in the decisions that shape our lives. The true strength of our Union lies in the courage and solidarity of our members standing as one.

Kelly Tosato President, UFCW Local 175

Toronto Community Hostels

Outreach workers at Toronto Community Hostels have voted to join the Union to improve working conditions. As outreach, settlement, case and housing workers, chefs, and cleaners within our communities, these workers deserve a Union to fight for them. Now, as members of the Union, they will have the chance to negotiate for higher wages and better workplace protections.

With the Union behind them, these workers hope to address issues that have plagued the workplace in the past. They look forward to negotiating for standardized pay, improved mental health support, fair workplace practices, job security, and a formal grievance process.

FreshCo North York

Seventy-five employees at FreshCo Don Mills & Helen Lu have voted in favour of joining UFCW Local 175. During the workers’ union campaign, FreshCo did its best to spread false information about the Union and its ability to protect and represent the store employees.

But the workers saw through that and chose unity over fear and division. On April 9 and 10, at an Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) vote, the majority of the workers at the store voted in favour of unionization.