Healthcare workers join union – UFCW 175 & 633

Thunder Bay, Ont. – August 16, 2024 – Healthcare hospitality workers at McKellar Place in Thunder Bay Ontario voted unanimously in favour of joining UFCW Local 175.

Our newest members work as housekeepers, front clerks and kitchen staff at McKellar Place, which is an independent senior living facility. The workers contacted the union to help them achieve better working conditions, curb mistreatment, address concerns with scheduling, and ensure wages were paid on time, among other things.

“Workers deserve to be treated with dignity and respect,” said UFCW 175 President Kelly Tosato. “These workers stood up for themselves and we will have their backs as they work toward making positive changes through collective bargaining as union members.”

Learn more about the organizing victory at McKellar Place.

UFCW Canada Locals 175 & 633 represent more than 70,000 hard-working Ontarians in almost every sector of the economy. To learn more about the outstanding work of UFCW 175 & 633, visit their website.

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