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Loomis Express workers serve strike notice

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By Pr Newswire

TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2022 /CNW/ - Loomis Express workers in eight provinces have served strike notice, with almost 1,500 Unifor members set to begin legal strike action in their respective time zones at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday August 31, 2022.

This is yet another example of a huge corporation squeezing employees by shuffling work between subsidiaries or contracting out to avoid providing workers with decent full-time jobs, said Lana Payne, Unifor National President. These members work in the fast-growing courier sector but many remain limited to precarious part-time work.

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The Loomis workers, members of Unifor Locals 114, 4050, 755, 4457 and 4005, have been working without a contract since March 31, 2022.

The national bargaining committee is negotiating on behalf of hourly drivers, owner-operators, call centre staff, clerical, and warehouse workers represented by Unifor in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

Loomis Express is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transforce Incorporated TFI.

Strike action will affect Loomis customers and could impact Transforce properties including Canpar Express, ICS Courier, TForce Final Mile and TForce Integrated solutions.

In a period of record inflation workers have made it clear that wages and secure hours are a priority, continued Payne. The bargaining committee is willing to continue negotiations up until the strike deadline but the clock is running for Transforce to come to the table with a serious offer.

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