{"id":61783,"date":"2025-04-03T14:34:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=61783"},"modified":"2025-04-03T14:34:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:34:44","slug":"karis-disability-services-workers-join-ufcw-canada","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/karis-disability-services-workers-join-ufcw-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Karis Disability Services Workers Join UFCW Canada"},"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\">Over 300 direct support professionals at 20 Karis Disability Services locations in Ottawa, Canada, recently joined UFCW Local 175 for the better wages and benefits that come with a union contract. These workers provide support and services to adults with exceptional needs who require assistance in their day-to-day lives.<\/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\">Some of the concerns that led these workers to seek union representation included better wages and benefits, more fairness and less favoritism, improved working conditions, seniority and job security, and professional recognition.<\/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\">\u201cOur union provides a collective voice, empowering workers to negotiate with their employers,\u201d said UFCW Local 175 President Kelly Tosato. \u201cWe know these workers provide exceptional support for their community and they will achieve great things in bargaining to ensure they and their co-workers have all the resources and support they need to do this important work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 300 direct support professionals at 20 Karis Disability Services locations in Ottawa, Canada, recently joined UFCW Local 175 for the better wages and benefits that come with a union contract. 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