Metro grocery store workers picket at distribution warehouses as strike continues | 24CA News
The union representing 1000’s of Greater Toronto Area Metro grocery retailer staff says its members have created a secondary picket strains at two distribution warehouses.
According to Unifor, the secondary picket strains started at 6 a.m. Wednesday with one at a distribution warehouse on Dundas Street in Etobicoke. The warehouses distribute meat, produce and different merchandise to GTA Metro shops.
More than 3,700 frontline Metro grocery staff have been on strike for nearly one month at 27 shops throughout the GTA.
The staff have been on strike since July 29 after the employees rejected a tentative settlement final month.
Unifor has stated that Metro staff are asking for a fair proportion of the corporate’s income, which rose in its newest quarter. Since the strike started, many staff have been saying they need to see their pandemic “hero pay” of $2 an hour be reinstated.
Metro has voiced disappointment with the job motion, whereas Unifor says frontline grocery staff want Metro to return again to the desk with an improved wage supply that addresses the numerous affordability challenges they face.
Here is the checklist of Metro grocery shops throughout the GTA the place staff are on strike:
Brampton
- 180 Sandalwood Pky, Brampton, Ont L6Z 1Y4
Brantord
- 371 St. Paul Ave, Brantford, Ont N3L 5P9
Etobicoke
- 1500 Royal York Rd N, Etobicoke, Ont M9P 3B6
- 201 Lloyd Manor, Islington, Ont M9B 6H6
Milton
- 1050 Kennedy Circle, Milton, Ont L9T 0J9
Mississauga
- 2225 Erin Mills Pky, Mississauga, Ont L5K IT8
- 6677 Meadowvale Cir, Mississauga, Ont LSN 2R5
Newmarket
- 1111 Davis Dr, Newmarket, Ont L3Y 2R9
- 16640 Yonge St # 11, Newmarket, Ont L3Y 4V8
North York
- 3090 Bathurst St, North York, Ont M6A 2A5
- 20 Church Ave, Willowdale, Ont M2N 0B7
- 291 York Mills Rd, Willowdale, Ont M2L 1L3
Scarborough
- 40 Eglinton Sq, Scarborough, Ont MIL 2KI
- 2900 Warden Ave, Scarborough, Ont MIW 2588
- 3221 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ont M1J 2H7
Toronto
- 16 William Kitchen Blvd, Toronto, Ont MIP 5B7
- 3003 Danforth Ave, Toronto, Ont M4C IM9
- 2155 St. Clair Ave W, Toronto, Ont M6N 1K5
- 100 Lynn Williams St, Toronto, Ont M6K 3N6
- 425 Bloor St W, Toronto, Ont M5S 1X6
- 1411 Lawrence Ave W, Toronto, Ont M6L 1A4
- 2300 Yonge St, Toronto, Ont M4P 1E4
- 656 Eglinton Ave E, Toronto, Ont M4P [P]
- 89 Gould St, Toronto, Ont M5B 2R1
- 1050 Don Mills Rd, Toronto, Ont M3C IW6
Oakville
- 1521 Rebecca St, Oakville, Ont L6L 1Z8
Orangeville
- 150 First St, Orangeville, Ont LOW 3T7
— With information from The Canadian Press
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