The approximately 200 members of the Union of Employees of the Quebec Cannabis Society (SQDC) are brandishing the threat of a strike in the face of the deadlock in negotiations which are stumbling over financial clauses.
The union affiliated with the CSN voted for the use of a bank of five strike days as a means of pressure aimed at making up for wage disparities of around 38% with the employees of the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ).
“Since the start of our negotiations, we have been demanding parity with our colleagues from the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) who do much the same work as us,” said Maxime Nadeau, president of the union.
“The negotiations are well advanced, but we are currently facing an employer who does not seem to be in a hurry to obtain a clear mandate from the Treasury Board in order to settle the clauses with financial impact”, he pointed out. .
The vice-president of the Federation of Public Service Employees (FEESP-CSN), Stéphanie Gratton, denounces the disciplinary notices distributed to employees for wearing Bermuda shorts in branches as a means of pressure.
“The management of the SQDC multiplies the maneuvers of intimidation towards its employees in pressure tactics, while they are only showing their impatience with an employer party that does not take their negotiations seriously,” added Ms. Gratton.
