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SEIU Local 2: Sobeys’ refusal to offer fair wages could mean a national boycott and significant lost revenue at Lawtons Drugs

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 8, 2023

As the workers’ strike enters its fourth week, local, provincial, and national actions were revealed.

Key Points: 
  • As the workers’ strike enters its fourth week, local, provincial, and national actions were revealed.
  • “Sobeys’ offer of a nickel raise above minimum wage is a heartless insult,” said Danny Cavanagh, the NSFL President.
  • “It is shameful that these workers can’t afford to shop at the place they work,” said Debbie Richardson, the HDLC President.
  • For information about the workers’ efforts to win a fair contract from Sobeys, owners of Pete’s Frootique, visit www.PetesOnStrike.ca .