Grocery store workers at 27 Metro locations in the Greater Toronto Area have rejected a tentative deal and are set to begin strike action on Saturday.
The Canadian PressUnifor says stores affected by the strike will include those in Toronto, Brantford, Orangeville, Milton, Oakville, Brampton, North York, Islington, Willowdale, Mississauga, Etobicoke, Newmarket and Scarborough.Unifor said in a statement that front-line grocery workers at 27 Metro stores began strike action on Saturday at 12:01 a.m.
Metro Ontario Inc. a subsidiary of Metro Inc., said in a statement that it is "extremely disappointed" that employees at the 27 locations rejected the agreement even though the union bargaining committee unanimously recommended it to its members. "The settlement provided significant increases for employees in all four years of the agreement, as well as pension and benefits improvements for all employees, including part-time employees."
Unifor national president Lana Payne said in a statement that the tentative agreement was brought to members because it contained "considerable gains" but they have made it clear that it isn't enough.
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