12,000 Loblaws workers to take part in strike vote next week

By News Staff

Posted May 8, 2015 06:29:42 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

A strike could be looming at the grocery store chain, Loblaws, that includes Zehrs stores.

Roughly 12,000 workers will take part in a strike vote next week.

The union representing them, the United Food and Commercial Workers, says talks have broken off between the two sides.

However they are expected to pick back up on May 25th.

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