The union at 22 outlets wants wage parity with staff at the SAQ and is seeking a minimum of $20 an hour for the cannabis workers.
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La Presse Canadienne
Lia Lévesque
The Société québécoise du cannabis and the Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique are scheduled to attend a meeting with a conciliator Friday as the strike that has hit certain SQDC outlets enters its fifth month.
The walkout affects 22 outlets and was launched May 28 after a series of day-long strikes.
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Wages are at the heart of the contract dispute. Entry-level wages at the government-run cannabis stores stand at $17.12 an hour.
The union says it wants wage parity with workers at the Société des alcools du Québec and is seeking a minimum of $20 an hour.
Non-monetary issues have been settled. Employees in about half of the SQDC’s outlets are unionized.