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August 22, 2020
ST. JOHN’S– 十博官网在线 Local 597 members at Dominion grocery stores across Newfoundland will begin strike action at 10:01 p.m. Saturday August 22, 2020.
"Our Dominion members do not take this decision lightly. They would much rather be serving their communities but as frontline workers they felt they could not accept the contract put forth by the company," said 十博官网在线 National President Jerry Dias.
The workers, who have been without a contract since October 2019, voted to overwhelmingly reject the contract offer from Dominion's parent company Loblaw Companies Limited.
“There were gains in some areas but in the end the monetary offer fell short, last month Dominion clawed back two dollars an hour pandemic pay from their workers then offered just half of that back over the entire life of the three-year contract,” said Dias.
In 2019, Dominion eliminated more than 60 full-time positions at Newfoundland stores. Currently more than 80 % of the workers are part-time, with low pay and limited access to benefits, and have not received a pay raise since the spring of 2018.
"These are the very workers who supported us all during this pandemic and I hope that the public will support them now," said 十博官网在线 Local 597 President Carolyn Wrice.
For media inquiries please contact 十博官网在线 Communications Representative Kathleen O’Keefe at @email or 416-896-3303 (cell).
