Dominion workers have set up a round-the-clock picket line at the Loblaw Distribution Centre in Donovan’s. Unifor says the company continues to refuse to negotiate a fair collective agreement.

National president Jerry Dias says the Loblaw business model is to tie wages for frontline grocery workers to minimum wage while refusing to classify jobs as full-time to avoid sick days, vacation and other benefits.

Dias is also calling on the provincial government to do its part by raising the minimum wage to what he calls a living wage that workers can survive on.

The distribution centre supplies product to numerous outlets including No Frills, Bidgood’s, Cash and Carry, independent grocers and Shoppers Drug Mart.

The 1,400 workers across the island have been on strike for two months.

Chris MacDonald, Unifor’s lead negotiator with Loblaw, says they’re hoping to get the company’s attention to get back to the bargaining table.

They’re hoping the impacts on the company will be significant to show how serious they are about the issue.