Here are the Metro stores closed in and around Toronto as strike drags on

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As thousands of staff from Metro supermarkets continue to strike this week, shoppers will want to confirm which stores near them are impacted before heading out for their grocery run.

A total of 27 stores in the GTA had to shut down operations over the weekend, with just shy of 4,000 workers picketing as of Saturday morning after rejecting a deal proposed by the retail giant.

Members of Unifor Local 414 are demanding higher wages and better working conditions, especially considering how little the pay for most employees has risen in recent years while the company has recorded bonkers profits and faced accusations of taking advantage of inflation to price gouge customers.

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Unifor National President Lana Payne told reporters at a presser that “an erosion of jobs in supermarkets across the country” has meant that a whopping 70% of Metro’s striking workforce is only part-time, with few clerks getting enough hours and the job stability to be considered gainfully employed.

But the brand asserts that it has long had many full-time roles available and that the latest deal proposed fair wage increases above inflation. It is also still committed to negotiating.

I never shop at Metro due to higher grocery prices over competitive stores. It’s astounding that they do not pay their employees a fair wage.

— rekusca (@rekusca) June 21, 2023

These are the Metro locations currently closed due to the strike:

425 Bloor Street W, Toronto
3003 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
656 Eglinton Avenue E, Toronto
89 Gould Street, Toronto
100 Lynn Williams Street, Toronto
2155 St. Clair Avenue W, Toronto
2300 Yonge Street, Toronto
201 Lloyd Manor Road, Etobicoke
1500 Royal York Road, Etobicoke
3090 Bathurst Street, North York
20 Church Avenue, North York
1050 Don Mills Road, North York
1411 Lawrence Avenue W, North York
291 York Mills Road, North York
40 Eglinton Square, Scarborough
2900 Warden Avenue, Scarborough
3221 Eglinton Avenue E, Scarborough
16 William Kitchen Road, Scarborough
180 Sandalwood Parkway, Brampton
371 St. Paul Avenue, Brantford
1050 Kennedy Circle, Milton
2225 Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga
6677 Meadowvale Town Centre Circle, Mississauga
1111 Davis Drive, Newmarket
16640 Yonge Street, Newmarket
1521 Rebecca Street, Oakville
150 First Street, Orangeville

Pharmacies at the above stores remain open, and their perishable items are being shipped to other locations or donated to food banks.

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