Last week, nearly 3,700 frontline store employees at 27 Metro grocery stores rejected a tentative agreement that had been reached by their union bargaining committee just after a strike deadline. Grocery store food prices were up 9.1 per cent on an annual basis, nearly unchanged from May. Unifor Local 414, the union representing the striking workers, said wages of full-time and senior part-time Metro store clerks have not kept up with inflation over the past decade. But Unifor said Wednesday that the grocery chain is halting striking workers' access to benefits during the labour dispute. To access benefits, workers must complete an enrolment form that is available at local picket lines.
