Canadian Labour Reporter

Cultural centre workers join Unifor LONDON, Ont. — Workers at a London, Ont. agency that helps immigrants to Canada and refugees settle in the com- munity voted to join Unifor on July 15. "This campaign was all- electronic, and really shows the power and reach of online organizing," says Jerry Dias, Unifor national president. The 80 workers at the Lon- don Cross Cultural Learner Centre (LCCLC) voted online from July 10 to 13, after having signed enough online mem- berships cards in the weeks before to prompt the Ontario Labour Relations Board to call the vote, says the union. Throughout those weeks, Unifor organizers met with workers at the centre via Zoom, and communicated with them through group emails and phone calls, says Unifor. "Before the pandemic, we would meet in person with as many workers as possible. We'd hold group meetings, meet in coffee shops or go to their homes. We'd even bring leaflets to the workplace to hand out," says Kellie Scanlan, Unifor organizing director. "The pandemic made all of that impossible, however, so we had to get creative." The workers at the not- for-profit LCCLC provide integration services and sup- port to newcomers, as well as promote intercultural aware- ness and understanding. The centre has multiple programs and services to support im- migrants and refugees in the community, says the union. B.C. campground workers join CUPE CULTUS LAKE, B.C. — The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 458 welcomed 23 new mem- bers who work at Sunnyside Campground in Cultus Lake, B.C. The workers voted to join CUPE in a Labour Board vote counted on July 8. "I am so excited that our local is now able to tuck this group of workers under our wing and work with them to improve their working condi- tions," says Darlene Worth- ylake, CUPE 458 president. "They will now have a voice on the job." These employees run the campground store, do custo- dial and maintenance work, take reservations, and keep beaches and campgrounds clean and accessible, says the union. Sunnyside Campground has more than 370 seasonal camp- ing sites and about 265 over- night sites on a 65-acre prop- erty. It is owned and operated by the Cultus Lake Park Board, says CUPE. New collective agreement at Demix in Laval, Que. LAVAL, Que. – About 15 work- ers at the Demix quarry in St- Jacques-le-Mineur, Que. ratified a new collective agreement on July 16 after several weeks of ne- gotiations. The workers at the plant — who are members of Teamsters, Local 1791 — voted 100 per cent in favour of strike action on June 22 after voting unanimously to reject the employer's latest offers, which they considered insulting, says Team- sters. The new collective agreement includes a 13.6-per-cent wage in- crease over the five-year duration of the contract, as well as a $500 bo- nus to be paid once the agreement is formally signed, says the union. "With a 4.8-per-cent raise in the first year, we are starting to catch up to the wage rates of work- ers in Demix's other quarries, but there are still improvements to be made," says Michel Richard, secre- tary-treasurer of Teamsters, Local 1791. Demix acquired the St-Jacques- le-Mineur quarry three years ago, says the union. The company distributes and produces granular products in the greater Montreal area, according to Teamsters. Teamsters represent close to 125,000 workers across Canada. GET LISTED IN THE HR VENDORS GUIDE Visit hrreporter.com/hr-vendors-guide HR Professional Development Description: Faccaerio. Name volore pre et atur. Cerumqui consedi seraectis eos magnisi nvenihi lliquist qui accum de pres experis testior eperest que ventust qui re volorum quatat. 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