(Montreal) The union representing more than 300 employees at 24 branches of the Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) indicated on Tuesday that it had obtained a strike mandate from its members.
Posted at 11:41 a.m.
Local 5454 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) announces in a press release that during a general assembly held on Sunday, the members endorsed by 91% the unanimous proposal of their executive and gave themselves a mandate allowing to initiate means of pressure which may go as far as an indefinite general strike, at the time deemed appropriate.
After eight negotiation meetings, a mediator was appointed in this dispute by the Ministry of Labor, at the request of the employer, indicates the union.
The main union demands relate in particular to hours, wages, team leader positions and transfers between branches, specifies the union.
Moreover, Daniel Morin, union representative at CUPE, maintains that the employer refuses to recognize the right to negotiate for the employees of the new branches which have unionized.
David Clément, president of the Union of SQDC employees, assures that the executive will give “a chance to mediation” in progress.
“However, we will in no way accept that the employer tries to create disparities in treatment between the branches, he writes. Our mandate is clear, we will negotiate for our 24 branches at the same time the same collective agreement. »