Workers in Indigo’s Square One location in Ontario, Canada, will conclude voting today on whether to join the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union. The move came after a failed petition asking their employer to stop forcing them to clean customer bathrooms, which they saw as a Covid health and safety issue, according to Kevin Shimmin, a representative for UFCW Canada, interviewed by Quill & Quire. The high-profile, multilevel store re-opened in late June. Shimmin said that a winning vote would lead to a series of meetings to gather employee proposals, followed by negotiations with Indigo, a process that […]
