Striking Loblaw employees from Northern Quebec are travelling 600 kilometres to the company’s Brampton headquarters in order to move toward negotiations.
The 40 Maxi and Loblaw employees began their expedition on June 15 from Rouyn Noranda. The walk is expected to end on July 1 with other union members expected to join the picket lines.
“They are walking about 60 kilometres a day in two or three shifts,” says Serge Fournier, CSN commerce federation president. “The employer refuses to sit down and talk. The last session for Maxi employees was September 2013.”
Loblaw expended its most recent offer in August 2013, which was rejected by around 75 per cent of union workers. The workers are fighting for better job security, hours and pay.
