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May 11, 2021 19:31 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Workers overwhelmingly vote to strike at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan owned Wine Rack stores

TORONTO, May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wine Rack workers voted 86% in support of strike action yesterday. The workers, members of SEIU Local 2, say low wages, basic job security and fairness are...
April 20, 2021 17:47 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Uptown Shopping Centre May Be Left Without Sanitation After Janitors Vote to Strike

VICTORIA, British Columbia, April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Janitors working at Uptown Shopping Centre have voted to strike following nearly a year of their employer, Everclean Facility Services,...
December 23, 2020 15:18 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2: Workers end 7-week strike, winning modest improvements and setting the groundwork for further workplace struggles

TORONTO, Dec. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tropicana workers have ratified their first collective agreement and ended their 7-week strike a mere two days before Christmas. This marks over a year and...
December 21, 2020 13:38 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2 Commences Investigation into Violent Attack of Picketer and Calls Tropicana Management Back to the Table

The attacked worker sought medical care for injuries sustained last week after the assailant punched and pushed her face-first into the concrete. SEIU Local 2 has written to Tropicana management to...
December 19, 2020 13:46 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2 calls on Tropicana Management to end Strike after Worker Violently Assaulted on the Picket Line

TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SEIU (Services Employees International Union) Local 2 call for an immediate fair resolution of the Tropicana workers’ strike after a worker was violently...
December 18, 2020 10:57 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2: Toronto’s Unions Demand MPs Ensure Tropicana Fulfills Its Duty to the Black Community, Reach Fair Deal With Striking Staff Before Christmas

Tropicana Community Services workers have been on strike for six weeks to get a first collective agreement after years of wage freezes. Meanwhile, management flaunt their selection as stewards of the...
December 17, 2020 14:53 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Tropicana Community Services board hired labour consultant with a long and ongoing history of racist and sexist social media posts

Retained shortly after workers unionized, labour consultant Ken Godevenos is a prolific social media user with over 30,000 posts on Twitter alone. His archive includes dozens of racist and sexist...
December 14, 2020 16:52 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2: Tropicana Management Storms from Bargaining Table After Workers Refuse A Fresh Offer of More Wage Freezes

Management’s latest round of behaviour confirms concerns raised by Black leaders last week about the unfitness of Tropicana management to Federal funds. The Federal government should select another...
December 09, 2020 13:08 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2: Matthew Green and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Doubt Tropicana Management's Ability to Steward Federal Funds

The CBTU (Coalition of Black Trade Unionists) and Matthew Green MP join SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Local 2 to question Tropicana management's fitness to administer the Supporting...
December 01, 2020 12:31 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Local 2: Tropicana Management Spreads Misinformation As Workers Enter Fourth Week Of Strike

TORONTO, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Even as the weather cools and the pandemic worsens, Tropicana management prefers to spend its publicly-funded budget on strike-breakers and security guards...