Wine Rack workers win important arbitration award
May 14, 2021 16:58 ET
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SEIU Local 2
TORONTO, May 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Members of SEIU Local 2 employed by Wine Rack, won an important labour arbitration award yesterday. The decision can be viewed in full here. “When you...
Workers overwhelmingly vote to strike at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan owned Wine Rack stores
May 11, 2021 19:31 ET
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SEIU Local 2
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...
Uptown Shopping Centre May Be Left Without Sanitation After Janitors Vote to Strike
April 20, 2021 17:47 ET
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SEIU Local 2
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,...
SEIU Local 2: Workers end 7-week strike, winning modest improvements and setting the groundwork for further workplace struggles
December 23, 2020 15:18 ET
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SEIU Local 2
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...
SEIU Local 2 Commences Investigation into Violent Attack of Picketer and Calls Tropicana Management Back to the Table
December 21, 2020 13:38 ET
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SEIU Local 2
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...
SEIU Local 2 calls on Tropicana Management to end Strike after Worker Violently Assaulted on the Picket Line
December 19, 2020 13:46 ET
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SEIU Local 2
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...
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
December 18, 2020 10:57 ET
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SEIU Local 2
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...
Tropicana Community Services board hired labour consultant with a long and ongoing history of racist and sexist social media posts
December 17, 2020 14:53 ET
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SEIU Local 2
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...
SEIU Local 2: Tropicana Management Storms from Bargaining Table After Workers Refuse A Fresh Offer of More Wage Freezes
December 14, 2020 16:52 ET
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SEIU Local 2
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...
SEIU Local 2: Matthew Green and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Doubt Tropicana Management's Ability to Steward Federal Funds
December 09, 2020 13:08 ET
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SEIU Local 2
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...