Strike imminent at more than 20 Saskatoon Co-op locations

Around 900 unionized Saskatoon Co-op employees are expected to hit the picket lines this week after voting down management’s final contract offer almost two years after their last collective agreement expired.
The long-running labour dispute hinges on a second pay scale for new hires, which the co-operative insists is necessary to keep wages in line with the market and the union says is unpalatable given its profitability.
In an interview Tuesday, Saskatoon Co-op chief executive officer Gr