Grocery Store Workers

• Metro says union refused request to meet amid ongoing grocery strike in the GTA

  Metro's bargaining committee reached out to Unifor over the weekend and offered to meet as soon as Sunday or Monday, said spokeswoman Marie-Claude Bacon in a statement.

  Canada

  Aug 15, 2023
  
• ‘Hero pay’ not making return to grocery chains. Workers say it’s ‘insulting’

  Multiple grocery store workers say they are busier than ever with more staff calling in sick in the last two weeks than during the entire COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2022
  
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• Omicron spurs need to reinstate ‘hero pay’ for grocery store workers, union says

  Unifor's national president says the risk of catching COVID-19 have never been greater for retail workers as infections surge across the country.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2022
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• Uxbridge thanks grocery store workers with new campaign

  In Uxbridge, a new campaign has started to show those working at grocery stores how much they are appreciated.

  Economy

  May 27, 2021
• Loblaws employees say stores are handling COVID-19 unsafely, putting them at risk

  A Loblaws front-line worker says she and other co-workers became infected with the novel coronavirus while working at the store and that she wasn't supported by management.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 2, 2020
• Union wants Alberta government to limit grocery trips to slow COVID-19 spread

  United Food and Commercial Workers 401 is asking the Alberta government to consider limiting people to one trip to the grocery store each week.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2020
• Grocery store employees are essential during coronavirus, but they’re scared

  Every day, grocery workers are restocking toilet paper, eggs, produce and canned goods as fast as the items fly off the shelves amid the coronavirus pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2020