Workers at Grail Springs Retreat in Bancroft, Ont., join UFCW

20 employees join 36,000-strong local

Workers at Grail Springs Retreat in Bancroft, Ont., voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW), Local 1006A on June 20.

“The workers showed tremendous solidarity and courage in coming together to achieve union representation,” said Lesley Prince, UFCW Canada, Local 1006A’s organizing department coordinator.

The 20 employees at Grail Springs Retreat work as servers, kitchen staff, housekeepers and guest service representatives.

UFCW Canada, Local 1006A represents 36,000 members across Ontario, including the grocery retail, food processing, hospitality, laundry, warehousing, transportation, and eye care industries.

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