Warehouse workers at Kintetsu join the union – UFCW 1006A

Brampton, Ont. – February 10, 2022 – Workers at Kintetsu World Express are the newest members to join UFCW 1006A after a successful organizing campaign that will see over 50 workers from the Brampton, Ontario distribution centre join the union.

“We are very proud to congratulate Kintetsu workers for their unity and determination in accomplishing this victory,” says UFCW 1006A President Wayne Hanley. “We look forward to meeting with these new members and helping them achieve a fair contract.”

The new members work as shipper/receivers, shunters, sanitation, material handlers, fork-lift drivers, and more. Workers organized to put an end to favourtism, improve overtime practices, and gain job security.

To read more about the organizing victory at Kintetsu World Express, click here.

UFCW Local 1006A represents 36,000 members in a wide range of sectors across Ontario, including the grocery retail, food processing, hospitality, laundry, warehousing, transportation, cannabis, and eye care industries. To read more about UFCW 1006A and its outstanding work, visit the Local Union’s website.

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