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Workers at Sephora cosmetics in Kamloops to hold strike vote

The workers’ union is preparing to take on the cosmetics giant ahead of the holiday shopping rush
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Workers at the Sephora store in Kamloops’s Aberdeen Mall are set to hold a strike vote Dec. 21 and 22, 2023. (Alex Passini photo)

Workers at the Sephora cosmetics store in Kamloops are preparing to hold a strike vote with an eye towards wage increases and other workplace improvements.

The Kamloops store is the only unionized Sephora in North America.

The strike vote will be held Dec. 21 and 22 amid the Christmas holiday shopping rush.

The workers are represented by UFCW 1518, which has been in contract negotiations with the cosmetics giant for more than a year, the union said in a media release Thursday, Dec.

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Brendan Shykora

About the Author: Brendan Shykora

I started as a carrier at the age of 8. In 2019 graduated from the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University.
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