Demonstrators held an overnight sit-in at an East Vancouver convenience store to challenge what they call a weakening of Grant’s Law.
The law is named after Grant De Patie, a Maple Ridge gas station attendant who was dragged to his death in 2005 after trying to stop someone from stealing $12 worth of gasoline.
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It was crafted for overnight workers at gas stations and retail stores. It requires attendants to work in pairs or have a locked door for protection. Last April, the province allowed a third option: time-lock safes to store cash.
Labour rights advocates say that change dangerously weakens the law.
Kaitlyn Davidson King of the BC Federation of Labour Young Workers Committee says the sit-in was an effort to advocate “for the rights and security of late-night workers.”
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