The Financial Post reports in its Saturday edition that about 400 newly unionized Voila workers in Quebec have ratified collective bargaining agreements, setting a precedent many of their counterparts in Ontario hope to follow. The Post's Aleksandra Sagan writes that workers at a Montreal fulfilment centre of Empire's Voila joined the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) in February, 2022, while those at a "spoke" location in Quebec City followed suit in October. The provincial labour relations commission certified the bargaining units after majorities of workers at each location signed membership cards. In Quebec, no vote is required if more than 50 per cent of staff sign cards. Workers who gather and prepare orders at the Montreal warehouse constitute one bargaining unit, while another comprises employees who do deliveries. A third unit is made up of delivery drivers who work out of the Quebec City site. In January, the Montreal location's 307 unionized workers signed new three-year collective bargaining agreements. In April, the Quebec City location did the same. The certifications come amid renewed efforts to organize hundreds more Voila workers in Ontario, where labour laws pose greater hurdles.