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Metro fruit and vegetable distribution centre employees on strike in Quebec
About 550 employees at Metro's Laval distribution centre and head office strike for higher wages, better teleworking, and health safety; union demands a 20% pay increase first year.
- On Monday, 550 workers at Metro's head office and Laval fruit and vegetable distribution centre launched an indefinite strike over pay and working conditions.
- Union president Matthieu Lafontaine said workers seek to recover purchasing power lost over recent years, with disputes also covering health and safety, teleworking, and subcontracting for drivers.
- Metro vice-president Marie-Claude Bacon called the union's demand for a 20 per cent increase in the first year, followed by 5 per cent annually, "unreasonable."
- Caroline Larocque, Metro vice-president of logistics and distribution for Quebec, stated the company is "very disappointed" but implemented a contingency plan "to maintain a normal supply of products in the stores it serves."
- With a 97 per cent strike mandate approved by members, the Federation of Commerce, affiliated with the CSN, confirmed the indefinite action will continue as negotiations remain stalled.
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Strikers supply some 1,000 stores across Quebec.
·Montreal, Canada
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An indefinite strike was called at 9:00 a.m. on Monday at Metro, specifically at the fruit and vegetable distribution centre in Laval, as well as at the head office.
·Montreal, Canada
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Strike at Metro's fruit and vegetable distribution center
An indefinite strike began at 9 a.m. on Monday at Metro, specifically at the fruit and vegetable distribution centre in Laval, as well as at the head office. The strike by the 550 workers also includes the drivers at the Mérite 1 warehouse in Rivière-des-Prairies. This fruit and vegetable distribution centre supplies some 1000 Metro […]
·Toronto, Canada
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Left
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