Manitoba liquor workers plan further strike action
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Employees at distribution centres will strike on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, while store workers will walk out for two days beginning Wednesday.
Union workers with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries are escalating their strike action after an unsuccessful weekend at the bargaining table.
After a one-day picket last week Wednesday by some of the 1,400 Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) members, president Kyle Ross said no deal has been made.
All MBLL union workers will refuse overtime while employees at distribution centres will strike on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
All Liquor Mart store members across the province will walk out for two days beginning Wednesday.
“What is clear is that Heather Stefanson and cabinet are calling the shots here. It is very clear that the Stefanson government is imposing restrictive wage mandates on employers across the sector,” Ross said during a press conference Monday morning.
The union is pushing for higher wages after MBLL offered a two-per cent annual increase during negotiations, a figure unsustainable amid inflation and the rising cost of living according to Ross.
Union workers have been working under an expired contract since March 2022.
The union president said a two-per cent increase also doesn’t fall in line with nationwide trends or wage increases seen across the province.
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