CALGARY, Oct. 9, 2013 /CNW/ - Loblaw Companies Limited is pleased that
members of UFCW Canada Local 401 representing approximately 8,500
colleagues from 55 Real Canadian Superstore® and Real Canadian
Liquorstore® locations in Alberta have voted in support of the
previously announced tentative collective agreement.
Loblaw stores in Alberta are open to serve customers.
Loblaw colleagues represented by UFCW local 1400 in Saskatchewan will be
voting on tentative collective agreement during the week of October 15
and UFCW local 832 in Manitoba will vote the week of October 21.
About Loblaw Companies Limited (TSX: L)
Loblaw Companies Limited, a subsidiary of George Weston Limited, is
Canada's largest food retailer and a leading provider of drugstore,
general merchandise and financial products and services. Loblaw is one
of the largest private sector employers in Canada. With more than 1,000
corporate and franchised stores from coast to coast, Loblaw and its
franchisees employ more than 134,000 full-time and part-time employees.
Through its portfolio of store formats, Loblaw is committed to
providing Canadians with a wide, growing and successful range of
products and services to meet the everyday household demands of
Canadian consumers. Loblaw is known for the quality, innovation and
value of its food offering. It offers Canada's strongest control
(private) label program, including the unique President's Choice®, no
name® and Joe Fresh® brands. In addition, the Company makes available
to consumers President's Choice Financial® services and offers the PC®
points and PC Plus™ loyalty program.
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