More than 550 Gordon Food Service Canada Ltd. employees in British Columbia, including drivers, warehouse staff, and clerks, voted to unionize under Teamsters Union 31. The unionization comes after months of reported corporate interference, including the termination of union supporters, which was later ruled as a breach of labor relations code by the British Columbia Labour Relations Board. The terminated workers were reinstated with full back pay, marking a significant victory for labor rights.

In late 2023 and early 2024, Gordon Food Service terminated three delivery drivers who were active union supporters. The British Columbia Labour Relations Board later ruled that these terminations violated the labor relations code for unfair labor practices, ordering the employees' reinstatement with full back pay. This ruling highlights a significant instance of corporate interference in workers' rights.

Violation Tracker data reveals that Gordon Food Service has accumulated significant penalties since 2000, including an employment discrimination fine of $1,850,000, wage and hour violations, environmental, and safety-related offenses, reflecting serious issues in labor and workplace practices.

Gordon Food Service has published a Supplier Code of Conduct outlining strict ethical and labor standards for its suppliers. The document emphasizes compliance with labor laws, prohibits child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking, and mandates adherence to fair labor practices, environmental stewardship, and ethical business conduct.

Gordon Food Service published its Modern Slavery Report outlining stringent supplier requirements to prevent forced labor, child labor, and human trafficking, ensuring compliance with international anti-slavery and labor laws.

The violation tracker report from Good Jobs First details multiple penalties against Gordon Food Service, including a $1,850,000 fine for employment discrimination, $473,387 for wage and hour violations, and additional fines for environmental and safety offenses. These repeated labor and safety law violations raise concerns about the company’s commitment to fair labor practices and worker safety.

Gordon Food Service reached a $1.85 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor after being found to have systematically discriminated against female job applicants for warehouse positions. The settlement, which also requires the company to hire 37 female applicants and to end the use of a discriminatory strength test, marks another instance of labor rights violations, following a similar settlement in 2007.

Gordon Food Service, Inc. of Wyoming reached a settlement following an OFCCP investigation that found systematic gender-based hiring discrimination. Under the settlement, the company agreed to pay $1.85 million to affected female applicants, hire 37 women, and discontinue the use of a discriminatory strength test used in the hiring process for entry-level warehouse jobs at multiple locations.