In one of the first successful organizing campaigns in a major private-sector gym, personal trainers at Toronto GoodLife Fitness institutions have voted to unionize. Around 300 Toronto workers will join Workers United Canada Council (WUCC) seeking better pay, among other things. “We’re far from perfect but I think we work really hard to get better every day. Unions are recognizing the changing nature of work, and GoodLife is just one aspect of how work is today,” he said. Jane Riddell, GoodLife's chief operating officer, told the Star she was disappointed in vote results announced Thursday, but respected trainers' right to unionize.

Source: thestar July 10, 2016 00:56 UTC