GTA Metro grocery store workers reject tentative settlement, begin strike action
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Toronto—Frontline grocery workers at 27 Metro stores in the GTA will begin strike action on Saturday, July 29, at 12:01 a.m., with picket lines forming at each store at 8:00 a.m.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/2197485

Unifor Local 414 represents 3,700 workers who are full and part-time store clerks in all departments, including cashiers, department managers, pharmacy, Starbucks staff. “You know the system is broken when frontline workers can’t afford food, rent, or gas.” Unifor is Canada’s largest union in the private sector and represents 315,000 workers.

  • hoodlem@hoodlem.meEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’m so happy to see all this unionization happening. The execs are completely out of touch. We need to be able to negotiate for ourselves too. Wonder if the effort will come to my line of work.