After nearly eight weeks walking the line, strikers remain as strong as ever at McKesson Canada facilities in Edmonton. Now it’s time to show them the strength of your support!

A picket line BBQ and rally will be held at the main warehouse at 10931 – 177 Street, starting at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 25. It’s being organized by the Alberta Federation of Labour and the Edmonton and District Labour Council.

UFCW Local 401 – www.gounion.ca – members have been on strike since the final week of June to back up their demands for wage fairness, benefit improvements, as well as issues of dignity and respect. About 200 workers have been without a contract since the beginning of 2009.

McKesson Canada has warehouses across Canada. The Edmonton warehouse workers have by far the lowest wage rates compared with counterparts in Vancouver (Coquitlam), Calgary and Regina.

Join the AFL and EDLC in showing the strikers that we support their fight for fairness, dignity and respect. There’s no better way to spend an August evening in Edmonton!

For latest bargaining updates, go to www.gounion.ca.