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On June 18, 2021, an Emergency Decision was handed on the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) calling on the 3-million family robust membership of the CLC to boycott Arterra Wines merchandise in the course of the Wine Rack employees’ strike. The employees are members of SEIU Native 2. The discover to begin the boycott will probably be distributed subsequent Monday, June 21st.
TORONTO, June 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Canadian Labour Congress handed an Emergency Decision as we speak calling on its nationwide membership to boycott all Arterra Wines merchandise, together with merchandise offered at Wine Rack shops. A communication to begin the boycott will probably be despatched to the CLC’s 3 million members’ households subsequent Monday, June 21st.
Wine Rack employees, members of SEIU Native 2, have been on strike since June 7th. Employees are persevering with to picket shops all through Toronto, whereas Arterra Wines recruits scab labour in an effort to interrupt the strike. Arterra Wines’ method on this dispute quantities to nothing lower than crass union busting ways.
These actions are consistent with Arterra Wines’ historical past of full disregard for employees’ rights. In Might 2021, Arterra Wines was reprimanded by Arbitrator Randi H. Abramsky for denying the Union the flexibility to speak bargaining messages to members within the retailer. That is an addition to an Unfair Labour Observe declare towards Arterra beneath evaluate by the Labour Board. On June 16th, SEIU Native 2 submitted a Human Rights Grievance on behalf of a Wine Rack employee who has suffered wage discrimination based mostly on his bodily incapacity.
We hope that the labour motion will stand in solidarity with Wine Rack employees and boycott all Arterra Wines’ merchandise and types till a good decision to the dispute is reached.
Extra particulars will be discovered at TeachersForJustice.ca
SEIU Native 2 represents employees in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta, New Brunswick and British Columbia.
Contact: Assya Moustaqim-Barrette
assyamb@seiulocal2.ca
416-274-4903
