July 31 2009 - Strike Ends at Quebec Grocery Warehouse: Employees ratify an 8 year collective agreement

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July 31 2009 - Strike Ends at Quebec Grocery Warehouse: Employees ratify an 8 year collective agreement

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Montreal, July 31, 2009 – Metro is pleased to announce that it has reached a long term agreement with the 164 employees of its Quebec grocery warehouse who went on strike on July 2^nd. The settlement was ratified today, and the new collective agreement will be in force for eight years, thereby ensuring corporate stability until 2017 under terms that will allow the company to remain competitive in the industry.

Employees are expected to return to work as of August 2^nd.

Metro Inc.

With annual sales of nearly $11 billion and over 65,000 employees, Metro Inc. is a leader in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in Québec and Ontario, where it operates a network of close to 600 food stores under several banners including Metro, Metro Plus, A&P, Super C and Food Basics, as well as over 250 drugstores under the Brunet, Clini Plus, The Pharmacy and Drug Basics banners.

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Source Information:
Marie-Claude Bacon
Director, Corporate Affairs
Metro Inc.
514 643-1086
mbacon@metro.ca