Dominion is telling workers that the strike will not result in an improved offer. Workers have been on the picket lines for almost two weeks.
Striking Unifor members received a letter from the employer this week telling them that their customer base is shrinking because of increased competition and that some stores have seen double-digit declines.
Some workers received a $2/hour increase in pay during the pandemic, but that would have been reduced to $1/hour increase to be achieved over three years. Members rejected it despite Unifor’s recommendation to accept.
Dominion says $2/hour would put the business at risk. Unifor disagrees, and says parent company Loblaw raked in unprecedented profits during the pandemic.
It calls the $2/hour increase the difference between shopping for groceries and going to the food bank as most workers earn well below $15/hour.
Striking Dominion workers received a letter from @loblawco yesterday, and today your bargaining committee sent this response. Please share.#FairPayForever #dominionstrike pic.twitter.com/NXoitA4Tob
— Unifor Local 597 (@Unifor597) September 2, 2020