Workers at Compass Group Canada join the union – UFCW 1400

Saskatoon, Sask. – August 25, 2016 – Dozens of workers at Compass Group Canada are now members of UFCW Canada Local 1400 after recently voting to join the union.

The Compass Group employees work as cooks and servers at correctional facilities in Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, and Yorkton. They joined the union to obtain better benefits, job security, and working conditions.

“The Compass Group workers recognized that they needed to be organized in order to achieve a better future for themselves and their coworkers,” says Norm Neault, the president of UFCW Canada Local 1400.

“Our union applauds the new members for the courage and determination that they demonstrated throughout the unionization drive, and we look forward to representing their interests in the workplace,” Brother Neault adds.