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First Private-Sector Cannabis Retail Workers on Mainland Unionize
14. März 2022 16:06 ET | UFCW 1518
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --  Workers at an East Hastings cannabis shop are venturing into green territory after a union vote last week. Together, staff decided to...
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More Original Farm Budtenders Join UFCW 1518 and Win Common Employer Application
03. Februar 2022 10:22 ET | UFCW 1518
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Feb. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The BC Bud Union, a division of UFCW 1518, has grown its power significantly after 14 cannabis workers at the Original Farm Hillside...
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Budtender Fired for Unionizing Gets Job Back — UFCW 1518
26. November 2021 11:32 ET | UFCW 1518
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Nov. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A Budtender in Victoria will be going back to work on Friday after he was fired three weeks ago. Niko Kruzel works as a Budtender at...
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Uber Drivers Fired for Refusing Unsafe Work Says UFCW 1518 Union
07. Oktober 2021 15:44 ET | UFCW 1518
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW 1518 is taking the cases of several Uber Drivers to the BC Labour Relations Board by filing an unfair labour practice complaint...
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UFCW 1518 Calls on FreshCo Kamloops to Recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a Statutory Holiday
21. September 2021 17:00 ET | UFCW 1518
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, Sept. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW 1518 is calling on the operator of FreshCo Kamloops to grant store workers a statutory holiday on September 30 in...
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Classified as “Contractors,” Gig Workers Need to be Included in BC’s Paid Sick Leave Program
18. August 2021 15:34 ET | UFCW 1518
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, Aug. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With the provincial government announcing that it is developing a permanent paid sick leave program for all BC workers, UFCW 1518...
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Shortage of Home Support Workers Made Worse by Interior Health’s Scheduling Program
02. Juli 2021 18:23 ET | UFCW 1518
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, July 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW 1518 is calling on Interior Health to re-examine its decision of reducing care times and to change its scheduling program to...
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UFCW 1518 Welcomes Budtenders at Trees Cannabis
24. Juni 2021 15:26 ET | UFCW 1518
VICTORIA, British Columbia, June 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Workers at Trees Cannabis have voted to join other budtenders as part of the BC Bud division of UFCW 1518. These workers have been...
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UFCW 1518 Disappointed in BC Government's Minimal Paid Sick Leave Announcement
12. Mai 2021 10:12 ET | UFCW 1518
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW 1518 is disappointed in the minimal paid sick day provisions announced by the government of British Columbia. Premier John...
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Grocery Workers in Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health to Receive Priority Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
04. Mai 2021 21:55 ET | UFCW 1518
NEW WESTMINSTER, British Columbia, May 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grocery workers in the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions over the age of 18 are now eligible for early COVID-19...