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June 05, 2021 20:46 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Wine Rack Workers Set to Start Striking on June 7th; Pickets to be Set Up throughout the GTA

Wine Rack workers will begin striking on June 7th. Community members are being asked to support workers by making their wine purchases elsewhere while pickets are ongoing. Workers are continuing to...
June 03, 2021 15:36 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

The London District Labour Council Commits to Picketing non-union Wine Rack stores when strike begins on Monday

TORONTO, June 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The London and District Labour Council (LDLC) joins a growing chorus of teachers and educators in condemning the anti-worker actions of the teacher-owned...
May 28, 2021 19:20 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Wine Rack workers publicly call on Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to take action, launch public campaign

TORONTO, May 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wine Rack workers, members of SEIU Local 2, gathered outside of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan offices, to call on OTPP to take immediate action. The...
May 27, 2021 14:25 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2 - MEDIA ADVISORY: Wine Rack workers to publicly call on Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to take action, announce public campaign

TORONTO, May 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wine Rack Workers will be holding a press conference at 10 am on May 28th 2021, in front of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan building at Yonge and Finch,...
May 25, 2021 14:37 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

UPDATE -- “We were faced with racism and false accusations for months, and then we were unjustly let go.”: SEIU Local 2 Janitors Alleging Racist Attacks Laid Off

Janitors have brought a complaint to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario against their employer, GDI Integrated Facility Services, and the property manager of the apartment building the janitors were...
May 25, 2021 13:47 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

“We were faced with racism and false accusations for months, and then we were unjustly let go.”: SEIU Local 2 Janitors Alleging Racist Attacks Laid Off

Janitors have brought a complaint to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario against their employer, GDI Integrated Facility Services, and the property manager of the apartment building the janitors were...
May 14, 2021 16:58 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Wine Rack workers win important arbitration award

TORONTO, May 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of SEIU Local 2 employed by Wine Rack, won an important labour arbitration award yesterday. The decision can be viewed in full here. “When you...
May 11, 2021 19:31 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Workers overwhelmingly vote to strike at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan owned Wine Rack stores

TORONTO, May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wine Rack workers voted 86% in support of strike action yesterday. The workers, members of SEIU Local 2, say low wages, basic job security and fairness are...
April 20, 2021 17:47 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Uptown Shopping Centre May Be Left Without Sanitation After Janitors Vote to Strike

VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Janitors working at Uptown Shopping Centre have voted to strike following nearly a year of their employer, Everclean Facility Services,...
December 23, 2020 15:18 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2: Workers end 7-week strike, winning modest improvements and setting the groundwork for further workplace struggles

TORONTO, Dec. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tropicana workers have ratified their first collective agreement and ended their 7-week strike a mere two days before Christmas. This marks over a year and...