After three days of voting, UFCW on Sept. 14 announced members voted 98 per cent in favour of strike authorization. That means union leaders have the ability call a strike, but UFCW said they plan to keep bargaining. The vote ended on the same day that Empire, Canada’s second-largest grocer, reported better-than-expected sales and profit growth in the first quarter. Story continues“The wage offer made by Sobeys is simply insulting to our members — and is forcing our hand,” Novak said in the statement. “With all of that growth and all of that profit, we want to see workers getting some of the share,” Novak said.

Source: National Post September 14, 2023 18:52 UTC