Advertisement

Walmart workers at Ontario facility set to vote on joining Unifor

Workers walk through a Walmart distribution centre in Calgary, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Unifor says employees at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., will begin voting on whether to join Unifor Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh. JMC

Unifor says employees at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., will begin voting Tuesday on whether to join the union.

Unifor National President Lana Payne says in a statement that a vote for the union this week is “the best way for workers to get a level playing field with a corporate giant.”

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

The union applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board to represent the workers on September 3, and said a vote would be called if the cards submitted by Unifor represented at least 40 per cent of the eligible workforce.

The union’s campaign to organize the workers at the Walmart facility began in December 2023.

Unifor represents 315,000 workers across the country.

Payne has said workers at Walmart deserve greater job security, health and safety protections, and fair wages.

Advertisement

Sponsored content

AdChoices