{"id":65642,"date":"2026-07-22T14:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=65642"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:55:06","slug":"educators-in-canada-vote-to-unionize","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/educators-in-canada-vote-to-unionize\/","title":{"rendered":"Educators in Canada Vote to Unionize"},"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\">Workers at the Lilypad Childhood Centre in St. John\u2019s in Canada\u2019s Newfoundland and Labrador province voted this spring to join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epcufcw.ca\/en\">UFCW Local 1252<\/a>.<\/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\">The 15 early childhood educators unionized to gain respect on the job, better wages, fairer staffing levels, and improved benefits. Organizers talked to workers about the challenges facing early childhood educators and offered strategies for solving these problems through union membership.<\/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\">\u201cThe momentum is building. Every early childhood educator who stands with their co-workers brings us closer to the respect, wages, and voice this profession deserves. We&#8217;re just getting started,\u201d said Tiffany Sellars, educator and campaign organizer.<\/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\">The new members will soon begin the bargaining process, where they will work toward securing fair wages, improved working conditions, and access to a fair grievance procedure.<\/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\">Their decision to unionize reflects a commitment to support one another to build a better future for themselves, their co-workers, and the early childhood educators\u2019 profession.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workers at the Lilypad Childhood Centre in St. John\u2019s in Canada\u2019s Newfoundland and Labrador province voted this spring to join UFCW Local 1252. The 15 early childhood educators unionized to gain respect on the job, better wages, fairer staffing levels, and improved benefits. 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