Grocery store workers to vote on contract offer this week

By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on October 26, 2021.

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Grocery store workers will vote this week on a contract offer that could avert a province-wide strike at Superstore locations.

About 6,700 workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers, No. 401, have been without a contract since August 2018, including several hundred in Medicine Hat.

Earlier this month, a separate vote of union members showed 97% supported a strike mandate. Last week, the union stated an improved offer from the company would go to a ratification vote.

Voting will take place in centres across Alberta starting Tuesday.

In-person voting in Medicine Hat will proceed at the Holiday Inn Express on Strachan Bay, Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.