Workers at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga say they hope unionization leads to improved wages and job security, and addresses longstanding health and safety concerns.

The union says it’s Walmart’s first warehouse to unionize in Canada. Unifor national president Lana Payne says the employees stood up for their rights and the union is excited to get to work on their first collective agreement. Unifor’s campaign at Walmart’s facility began in December 2023. The vote was held from Sept. 10 to 12.

Workers at Walmart’s Mississauga warehouse have voted in favour of unionizing and are the first in Canada to do so.

Unifor says employees at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga, Ont., will begin voting Tuesday on whether to join the union.

Unifor says employees at a Walmart warehouse in Mississauga will begin voting Tuesday on whether to join the union. Unifor National President Lana Payne says in a statement that a vote for the union this week is “the best way for workers to get a level playing field with a corporate giant.”

The Jonquiere store closed in 2005, with Walmart saying it was unable to reach a tentative agreement with the union. In the case of the Windsor store, Lynk said the union lost most of the support of the unionized workers and was never able to get a first collective agreement.