New Members Join in Canada (2/6/08)

Workers at Industrial Service and Maintenance, an industrial cleaning company in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, have joined the RWDSU Local 582. The new members, who clean industrial sites like warehouses and factories and also maintain the cleaning equipment, chose the RWDSU to gain a voice at work, and to help improve their wages and benefits.

"The workers at ISM really want to do better with their wages and benefits, and they saw how much better workers are doing at industrial cleaning companies represented by the RWDSU in Ontario," said Northern Joint Council Organizer Rob Cullen.

"After talking with us, they realized how important it was to join a union. Word of mouth in Sault Ste. Marie is very positive regarding the RWDSU, and that helped sway the workers' opinions when it came time to choose a union."

The organizing drive went to an election, and the workers voted overwhelmingly to join the RWDSU. Contract negotiations will follow shortly.