It is the first major round of bargaining between the workers, represented by Unifor, and Metro since the start of the pandemic
It is the first major round of negotiations between the approximately 3,700 workers across 27 Metro grocery stores represented by Unifor, and the grocery giant since prior to the pandemic.
This week, Metro workers voted 100 per cent in favour of striking, should both sides reach an impasse during negotiations. The big three grocers – Metro, Toronto-based Loblaw and Empire of Stellarton, N.S. – have come under intense scrutiny from Ottawa, as food prices rose at their fastest pace in four decades in tandem with company profits. Last October, the Competition Bureau launched a probe into competition in the grocery industry, the results of which are expected this month.
Tammy Laporte, a produce clerk at a Metro store in the Toronto neighbourhood of Scarborough, said she earns $20.55 an hour as a full-time worker, an income that is now barely sufficient to support herself, a single mother, and her child. She has been employed by Metro for 25 years. Ms. Payne did not disclose the specific percentage increase in wages that Unifor was planning to ask Metro for, but hinted that it would be in line with the rate of inflation over the past two years. The union also intends to push Metro to offer more full-time jobs with benefits and reduce their dependence on part-time workers.
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