Canadian warehouse workers sign first-ever union deal with Walmart

Canadian warehouse workers have signed the first-ever collective agreement with Walmart, a breakthrough labour organizers are calling a “historic and powerful step”. In May, workers in Mississauga, Ontario, signed a contract with Walmart that includes a pay bump, guarantees over working conditions and a lump-sum payout to settle allegations of unfair labour practices.

Unifor says the deal with a corporation long hostile to organized labour is only an opening salvo in a broader fight to unionize major employers. Lana Payne, Unifor’s president, said: “These members were determined to have workplace democracy and they stuck with it.

Their courage and determination, their decision to be part of a collective bargaining table with one of the biggest corporations in the world, is why they made labour history.” Workers at the high-volume distribution warehouse first decided to unionize in 2024, and it took two years before both sides agreed on a contract.

Canada, Mississauga, Ontario

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