Striking dominion workers will be allowed to stay on-site at the Loblaw Distribution Warehouse, at least until next week.
Supreme Court Judge Valerie Marshall has reserved making a decision on an injunction by the company that would force the strikers to vacate the site until this coming Monday.
Earlier today, Unifor held a rally calling for government action as Loblaw took the matter to court.
He says if companies like Loblaws are going to tie their wage to the minimum wage it is incumbant upon the government to make that wage livable. They say they are calling on the Furey government to take action @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/2ot3FAWMC1
— Richard Duggan (@RDugganVOCM) October 22, 2020
Under cloudy skies, striking Dominion workers sent a message that they are unbroken and unwavering in their efforts to get what they call a livable wage.
Earlier this week the workers —who are now on their ninth week of strike action— set up a picket line at the Loblaw distribution warehouse in Mount Pearl. Now, the union faces a court injunction that could see them being forced to vacate the site.
The lead negotiator with Unifor, Chris MacDonald, says it is shameful that the company would rather spend money on court costs than resume negotiations, and that the issue will not be settled in court, it will be settled at the bargaining table.
Further, the union is now calling on the province to act. MacDonald says Loblaw’s minimum wage is tied to the province’s. He says if companies aren’t willing to pay a livable wage, it is incumbent upon the province to legislate it.
Chris MacDonald, lead negotiator for the union, says its shameful that the company would take the union to court rather than go back to the table @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/V3YR164tLd
— Richard Duggan (@RDugganVOCM) October 22, 2020
Mark Nichols of 15 qnd Fairness says the only reason companies "get away" with a "poverty wage" is because government allows it to happen. He's calling for a $15 an hour minimum wage to be legislated now @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/3Bs1Yx6bCV
— Richard Duggan (@RDugganVOCM) October 22, 2020
