ALSCO: We’ve Seen Progress in Early Bargaining
Our bargaining committee has wrapped up the initial meeting with ALSCO, kicking off contract negotiations.
Both union and employer exchanged first drafts of proposals, and over the course of two days we made great progress in incorporating improvements to the day-to-day rights members enjoy.
You can see your union’s ingoing proposals by clicking here.
Click here to see the company’s ingoing proposals.
We’ve reached tentative agreements on improvements for the following topics:
- Early Starts
- Employee Rights
- Union Security and Membership
- Reductions to the Probationary Period
- Improved language for Health and Safety, as well as Labour Management Meetings
- Greater clarity on payroll calculations and information
- Representation within the workplace
- Duty to Accommodate
Both sides also discussed issues relating to routes, workload, disciplines and policies affecting members.
We will meet again on January 20th, 21st, and 22nd after the holidays to continue and hopefully wrap up the non-monetary discussions. Once that is done, we will move forward with the monetary proposals the committee has put together and continue to seek improvements in wages, benefits, and other matters of great importance to our members and their families.
ALSCO Bargaining Committee: Don Roth, Ryan Preiss, Negotiatior Ryan Sapsford, and Jim Harrington (and ULRO Rick Schneider, not pictured)
The ALSCO bargaining committee consists of:
- Don Roth
- Jim Harrington
- Ryan Preiss
- Ryan Sapsford (Negotiator)
- Rick Schneider (Union Labour Relations Officer – Not Pictured)
Members who have any questions are encouraged to contact Rick Schneider (rschneider@ufcw401.ab.ca) or Ryan Sapsford (rsapsford@ufcw401.ab.ca).
Posted on: November 21,2025