Bancroft, Ont. – June 20, 2018 – Workers at Grail Springs Retreat in Bancroft, Ontario are the newest members of UFCW Canada Local 1006A after recently voting to join the union.

“I’m proud to welcome the new members at Grail Springs Retreat to our union family,” says UFCW Canada Local 1006A President Wayne Hanley. "We look forward to providing the members with outstanding union representation and helping them achieve fairness at work,” he adds.  

The 20 employees at Grail Springs Retreat work as servers, kitchen staff, housekeepers, and guest service representatives.

“The workers showed tremendous solidarity and courage in coming together to achieve union representation,” says Lesley Prince, Coordinator of UFCW Canada Local 1006A’s Organizing Department. “We also want to thank community members for their incredible support throughout this process,” she adds.

UFCW Canada Local 1006A represents 36,000 members in a wide range of sectors across Ontario, including the grocery retail, food processing, hospitality, laundry, warehousing, transportation, and eye care industries. To learn more about UFCW 1006A, visit their website.