Granville Island Brewery strike begins after union votes for job action – BC | 24CA News
Workers at Granville Island Brewing at the moment are on strike after talks broke down over wages and job safety in late June.
Unionized staff took to the picket line Saturday morning exterior the brewery.
“We came to them with a decent offer and they weren’t willing to negotiate with us,” stated SEIU Local 2 store steward Aaron Nakonechny. “That’s when we decided, okay, what you’re offering isn’t even going to cover inflation for us, and that’s not going to work.”
Workers have been with out a contract for the reason that finish of May.
The Brewery is owned by Molson-Coors, one of many largest beer corporations on the earth.
Unionized staff begin at a wage of $16.75 per hour, whereas most on employees are making $20.97, neither of which is sufficient to dwell on with Vancouver’s surging price of dwelling, the union says.
“If they want people to work here and be able to live and pay rent in Vancouver, they are going to need to show that on our paycheques,” stated Nakonechny.
In an announcement, Molson Coors says it’s doing “everything it can” to get a deal completed. It says this consists of providing raises on high of present pay, which it says is already above Vancouver’s dwelling wage.
The assertion provides the corporate has additionally proposed mediation, however says the union has refused.
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