Ready, Set, Go! Bargaining Conference
Welcome to our Ready, Set, Go! Bargaining Conference. We’re so excited to have you joining us this week!
While the affordability crisis continues to impact so many of us, your union is getting ready to fight back in one of the most crucial ways we can: at the bargaining table.
The need for wage increases and benefit improvements is more urgent than it has ever been. In response, your union is preparing for the most aggressive bargaining we have ever coordinated.
From 2025-2028, we will be negotiating some of our largest contracts with employers like Safeway, Superstore, Cargill, Olymel, and JBS. We will also be fighting to Stop the Squeeze and make life more affordable at hundreds of other workplaces where our members work.
We know employers won’t give us the increases we need out of the kindness of their hearts. We have push them to do it. Every single one of them. But we can’t do it alone. We need your help. And that’s what this week is all about.
At this Conference, you will hear from speakers talking about what’s driving the affordability crisis, industry trends, the legal challenges we face, and the impact all of this is having on workers’ mental health.
You will participate in workshops outlining the work that goes into preparing for strong bargaining, how to communicate with your coworkers about bargaining in a way that gets them engaged, and how we can leverage strong and active members to force employers to give us the gains we need!
This Conference also gives you the opportunity to connect with other union members from across the province and build the kind of strength and solidarity we need moving forward.
We have members from across the province and a variety of industries. We have meat-packing workers from Cargill High River and JBS, Olymel, Maple Leaf, and Sofina; health care workers from Optima Living, Bayshore, Excel Society, and IHAC; retail workers from Superstore, Safeway, FreshCo, Sobeys, Co-op, and IGA; and many more!
The diversity of our union is one of our greatest strengths. But we also share a lot in common, especially when it comes to bargaining strong together in negotiations. When we stand together, we can achieve amazing victories that build better workplaces and a better world. That is exactly what we will continue doing by bargaining strong together!
UFCW Local 401 wishes to extend a special thanks and welcome to the Elder who has honoured us by joining our Bargaining Conference.
