Joining UFCW 1518 means you have the power of a union behind you when fighting for what you deserve. We fight for fairness together, ensuring you are treated with respect and dignity.
Joining UFCW 1518 means you have the power of a union behind you when fighting for what you deserve. We fight for fairness together, ensuring you are treated with respect and dignity.
Use our Contact form or call us at 1-888-581-1518. We will get back to you as soon as possible to answer your questions about joining a union. Know that once you start the process of unionizing, your job is protected by the BC Labour Relations Board.
Working with staff from our union, you and your co-workers will sign support cards indicating that you want to join UFCW 1518. When enough of you sign a card, you will win your union! This process is confidential. Your employer will never have the right to know who did or did not sign. Your employer cannot legally take action against anyone for signing a card.
When the BC Labour Relations Board certifies you and your coworkers as members of UFCW 1518, union staff will contact your employer to begin the bargaining process. You will elect coworkers to represent you in bargaining.
You and your co-workers submit proposals for your new contract/collective agreement in your workplace. Your new contract will spell out wages, benefits, respect and job security. We will help guide you through the bargaining process.
Management will never know who signed cards – the process is 100% confidential. We will never tolerate retaliation against workers who are in favour of unionizing.
Union dues are no more than 2% of your wages and are 100% tax-deductible. You won’t pay one cent until you vote in your first collective agreement. No benefits, no dues.
You can – the union only steps in when a worker requests help. Union workers have a stronger voice and more respect, ensuring that their concerns are heard.
There are no union contracts requiring an employer to keep lazy or incompetent workers. We protect workers against unjust dismissals and arbitrary discipline.
The union will always fight to keep what you have and add the things that you care about. You will be able to negotiate for more!
Scheduling does not have to change if you don’t want it to. We can help negotiate a flexible schedule into a legally binding contract that will not change with new management or owners.
Strikes are very rare. You have control over strikes through a vote – a majority of your co-workers must be in favour to launch a strike. If that happens, we will provide you with strike pay.
It is illegal to close a workplace because the employees decide to join a union. No successful business will shut down because the workers decide to organize.
Fill in our application form to begin the unionizing process and join the 28,000 workers already part of UFCW 1518 – we’ll provide help and support throughout.
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