https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/victoria-uber-contract-rideshare-9.7205751

WOO congratulations! It can be done. I'm so glad that the false "independent contractor" mode of exploitation is breaking down. Labour organizers and workers have been working so hard for this.

#Unions #UFCW #UnionStrong #Uber #BCPoli #VictoriaBC

Uber drivers in Victoria got a union contract. What does it mean for ride-hailing workers across Canada? | CBC News

Victoria's drivers are the first in Canada to get a union contract with Uber, but advocates say there's no guarantee it will pave the way for the broader unionization of ride-hailing workers across the country.

CBC
News roundup, 26 May 2026

- A poll of Albertans conducted by Angus Reid has found that the majority of respondents would vote no to Danielle Smith's revised referend...


I do not understand why they are not "employees".
They are not independent contractors....
UFCW agreed that they "are somewhere in the middle", and I agree that it is better they have some rep.. .but I am concerned about the model.
#uber #regulate #BCpoli #labour #ufcw

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-after-organizing-victorias-uber-drivers-union-officials-hope-to-do-the/

After organizing Victoria’s Uber drivers, union officials hope to do the same across Canada

Labour expert says ratification of first collective agreement with ride-share company is good test case for replication in other cities

The Globe and Mail

Striking "contractors" seek #union protection: They are just using a middleman to just deny us our rights. Whenever we raise our voice, they just say, ‘You don’t work for us.'

https://globalnews.ca/news/11848540/saskatoon-dragonfly-drivers-look-to-unionize-strike/

#Saskatoon #Dragonfly #strike #strikes #unions #contracting #Amazon #UFCW #GigEconomy #capitalism #exploitation #ClassWar

Saskatoon Dragonfly delivery drivers look to unionize amid ongoing strike

Delivery drivers contracted by Dragonfly in Saskatoon say they are considering unionizing amid an ongoing walkout, pushing back against the company's precarious business model.

Global News

Here's some good news for a Monday morning. The Uber drivers in Victoria, BC who unionized last year have signed their first collective agreement.

I guess it was ratified on April 28, but I only read about it today. Hopefully this will lead to improved conditions for Uber drivers all across Canada.

I don't use or support Uber generally, but if I'm ever out in Victoria, I'll make an exception.

https://www.readthemaple.com/uber-drivers-have-won-a-contract-for-the-first-time-in-canada/

#Uber #UFCW #Union #Driver

Uber Drivers Have Won A Contract For The First Time In Canada

UFCW Local 1518 in Victoria announced that more than 1,000 workers now have a collective agreement

The Maple

Colorado #Slaughterhouse Workers Ratify New Contract
https://world-outlook.com/2026/04/18/colorado-meatpackers-ratify-new-contract/

from #WorldOutlook
April 17, 2026

On April 12, 2026, members of United Food and Commercial #Workers (#UFCW) Local 7 ratified a new agreement with the JBS Swift beef processing plant in Greeley, #Colorado. A #union press release announcing the vote — with 93% in favor — said the contract contained "all gains, countless improvements, and not a single concession."

"This ... is a testament to the incredible resolve of our members," said Local 7 president Kim Cordova. "These workers stood together on the picket line for three weeks, through extreme weather, because they knew their worth and refused to be disrespected."

#news #politics #USpol #labor #LaborMovement
#immigrants #WorkersRights
@unions

Colorado Meatpackers Ratify New Contract

On April 12, 2026, members of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 ratified a new agreement with the JBS Swift beef processing plant in Greeley, Colorado. A union press release announcing the vote — with 93% in favor — said the contract contained “all gains, countless improvements, and not a single concession.” “This … is a testament to the incredible resolve of our members,” said Local 7 president Kim Cordova. “These workers stood together on the picket line for three weeks, through extreme weather, because they knew their worth and refused to be disrespected.”

World-Outlook

#Colorado #Meatpackers End #Strike, Will Return to Work
https://world-outlook.com/2026/04/06/colorado-meatpackers-end-strike-will-return-to-work/

from #WorldOutlook
April 6, 2026

“The company walked away,” Cordova told the crowd of more than 800 #workers from the day shift picket lines. “They believed that you would not walk out on strike.”

But of the 3,800 workers in the plant represented by the #union, 94% did walk on March 16, marking the first major packinghouse strike in 40 years.[1]

The workers’ action had an impact, according to the union. About 60% of the cattle earmarked for JBS went to competitors as the company tried to operate with the remaining hourly workforce and supervisors.

“The problem is the way we are being treated,” Hector Vargas told World-Outlook before the April 3 union meeting at the parking lot. “To keep up with work means taking a beating. And you cannot go to the bathroom. They make you wait a long time — if they let you go.”

#news #politics #USpol #labor #LaborMovement
#immigrants #WorkersRights #UFCW

Colorado Meatpackers End Strike, Will Return to Work

GREELEY, COLORADO — On April 4, 2026, United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 announced it was ending a strike against the meatpacking giant JBS Swift here “after JBS agreed to return to the negotiating table,” according to the union’s press release. Local 7 said bargaining has been set for April 9-10, which was the basis for the decision to return to work on April 7. There has been no other motion toward resolution of the issues that sparked the strike. This article provides eyewitness coverage from the picket lines that World-Outlook reporters visited on April 3, the day before the walkout ended.

World-Outlook

Her union has been going from workplace to workplace to talk with workers about the need for “a general strike pledge to protect workplaces and ...

CHICAGO—“May Day is our day. It belongs to all working people,” declared Fred Redmond, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, at a virtual town hall of labor leaders hosted by People’s World on Thursday, April 16.#labor #afl-cio #essentialworkers #internationalsolidarity #internationalworkersday #internationalism #laborhistory #labormovement #mayday #maydaystrong #peoplesworld #ufcw
Labor leaders tell People’s World town hall: ‘May Day is our day’

Labor leaders tell People’s World town hall: ‘May Day is our day’

CHICAGO—“May Day is our day. It belongs to all working people,” declared Fred Redmond, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, at a virtual town hall of labor leaders hosted by People’s World on Thursday, April 16.

People's World

Colorado JBS meatpacking strike enters second week

Greeley, CO – JBS Greeley workers are starting the first weekend of their strike strong, with over 1000 picketing outside the meatpacking plant on March 20.

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 7 union members and JBS workers alike wrapped around the block outside the JBS factory on Friday. People crowded along the barrier on 8th Avenue and danced to music in Spanish and English, forming conga lines with supporters and strike marshals.

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https://fightbacknews.org/articles/colorado-jbs-meatpacking-strike-enters-second-week

In 57 Languages, Meatpackers Strike for the First Time in 40 Years

In less than a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk, chatter in 57 languages overlaps with the sound of dancehall, bachata, Thai pop, Haitian kompa, and Micronesian hip-hop. At sunset, dozens gather for iftar, breaking their Ramadan fast; the music, pulsing from boomboxes and cell phones held up to megaphones, swells into one shared hum. In this sliver of land across from the sprawling JBS beef processing plant—among the largest in the country—workers from around the world have united in the largest U.S. meatpacking strike in 40 years.

Labor Notes