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On August 23, the striking Metro grocery workers’ fight for fair wages moved to round-the-clock secondary picket lines at two Metro distribution warehouses in Toronto.
3,700 Metro workers are taking on a massive corporation in the fight for higher wages. They voted down a tentative agreement and are out on those picket lines. Those of us that see the importance of their victory have to do our part.
