The Metro strike has, to the surprise of many, persisted for nearly a month now, with just shy of 4,000 unionized workers continuing to fight for h...
about the move on Wednesday:"Metro can expect secondary picket lines at more of their properties until they come back to the table with a serious wage offer for these workers who are forgoing their paycheques to take a stand against corporate greed."
The supermarket giant, meanwhile, has been asking the union to come back to the bargaining table to no avail. Earlier this month, Unifor refused to meet with negotiators, saying it's still awaiting a better offer that is closer to what employees are demanding. Metro is now requesting that the Ministry of Labour bring in a conciliation officer to help the two sides reach some sort of agreement.
The release of the grocer's Q3 financials less than two weeks into the strike action definitely did not help things, as sales and, to a much larger degree, profits were substantially up from the same time last year.Grocery store workers deal with FAR too much to be paid anything less than a liveable wage.
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