Members at Sirens achieve groundbreaking first contract – UFCW 175
Brampton, Ont. – July 18, 2014 – Members of Canada’s leading union for retail workers have ratified their first collective agreement at the Sirens retail store in Brampton. On July 11, Local 175 members at the first unionized Sirens store in Canada voted unanimously in favour of the contract.



Toronto — July 19, 2014 — In an age when Canadians are increasingly forced to work multiple jobs to make ends meet, care for elderly parents, and balance competing responsibilities, many workers are grappling with mental health issues. An alarming number of workers in Canada say they are stressed and burned out.