Open the door to a better future - Join UFCW Local 1518

The truth about Unions

Becoming a union member is the best way you can improve your life and your family's future. Unions like UFCW Local 1518 are workers helping workers to:

Improve wages, benefits, and working conditions; have an independent voice at work; and be treated with dignity and respect.

Belonging to Local 1518 means more money for you. Union members earn substantially more than comparable non-union workers. The small amount you pay in dues brings large rewards not just in your paycheck but also in your benefits and working conditions.

Your Union Dues Work For You
Your Union Dues Pay

Local 1518 Union Representatives visit your workplace and make sure you are being treated fairly and that your legal rights are upheld; special discount programs and services only for members; organizing to protect union jobs; and experts who voice your concerns to provincial and federal legislators on issues of concern to workers and working families; education programs for you and your family.

A union contract makes your life better. UFCW Local 1518 strongly believes that workers should have a voice in their jobs. The only way to have a true voice in your workplace is to have a union contract. Unions negotiate for:

Wage increases; Safe conditions on the job; Reasonable work-load requirements and line speeds; Job security and Seniority rights; Pensions; Dental Coverage; Paid holidays and vacations; Opportunities for advancement; and Protection from unfair treatment and favouritism by the boss.

How UFCW Local 1518 can help you

The B.C. government says you have the legal right to join a union or help organize a union where you work. The more workers join together to fight for their rights, the more management listens to what they have to say. Only union members can participate in negotiations and vote on union contracts. The more you and your co-workers are involved in the union, the more everyone gains - better wages, better working conditions, and better benefits.

What you can do

Join UFCW Local 1518 and ask your co-workers to join. Talk to your co-workers about the benefits of being a union member. Start thinking about improvements you want on your job. Together, you and your co-workers can make your company a better place to work.

If you have questions, contact United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1518's Organizing Department at: 1-888-581-1518

The UFCW International: 1.4 million workers standing together

UFCW Local 1518 is part of the largest and strongest private sector union in North America. UFCW members work in dozens of industries: retail food stores; food processing, poultry processing, and meatpacking plants; department stores; banks; chemical and manufacturing plants; distilleries; textile plants; hospitals; and many more workplaces. The UFCW is made up of more than 1.4 million people like you, people working together to improve their lives. The union - and its resources - stand with the members.