{"id":16241,"date":"2013-06-18T10:17:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-18T14:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?p=16241"},"modified":"2020-09-09T14:11:39","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:11:39","slug":"member-spotlight-ufcw-steward-takes-on-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/member-spotlight-ufcw-steward-takes-on-target\/","title":{"rendered":"Member Spotlight: UFCW Steward Takes On Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following is the story of Angela, a former Zellers employee, who is now taking action in order to get Target to act responsibly and give better treatment to the Zellers workers in which the company displaced:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"image\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Target-AGM-2013-26.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Target-AGM-2013-26-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Former Zeller's worker Angela Rankine\" class=\"wp-image-16242\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Former Zellers worker Angela Rankine<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>My name is Angela Rankine, and for thirteen years, I worked at Zellers in Toronto. But when Target took over the store leases two years ago, I lost my job, along with 25,000 other workers just like me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>When Target came to Canada, they had the opportunity to be a responsible neighbor and help build up our communities. Instead, Target chose to build at the expense of the community.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em> Target could have chosen to let us keep our jobs. Instead, the company has made workers, with over a decade of experience serving the community, re-apply for entry-level jobs. Those workers who did manage to get their jobs back have lost the pay and benefits that they earned over years of service.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Everybody knows about Walmart\u2019s poor track record of disregarding their workers\u2019 rights. But when it comes to Target\u2019s record on workers\u2019 rights in Canada, the company fares way worse than Walmart, and that\u2019s a pretty scary situation.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last week, I traveled to Denver, Colorado to ask Target executives to rehire Zellers workers. With the support of Denver-area union members and community allies, I spoke out at Target\u2019s annual shareholders\u2019 meeting. Over one hundred supporters cheered me on as our allies and I walked into the meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I know that we still have a long fight ahead before we will get our jobs back, but I also know that we\u2019re not fighting alone. My union brothers and sisters had my back in Denver, and together, we will keep on fighting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is the story of Angela, a former Zellers employee, who is now taking action in order to get Target to act responsibly and give better treatment to the Zellers workers in which the company displaced: My name is Angela Rankine, and for thirteen years, I worked at Zellers in Toronto. 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