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Coronavirus: Grocery store workers should be ‘properly’ paid, Trudeau says

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Justin Trudeau on Friday said grocery store employees should be “properly supported and paid” during the coronavirus pandemic.“The people who step up in the midst of the most serious times to ensure Canadians can still put food on the table, that they get the deliveries they need, that shelves are stocked, that Canadians continue to be safe and fed are heroes of this pandemic,” he said. “And that is why we will continue to exhort and expect that people who have stepped up during this time be properly supported and paid for it,” he added.The comment came after three Canadian grocery giants announced they were clawing back on a $2-per-hour wage increase for front-line employees.The wage premiums at Loblaw Companies, Metro and Empire Co..

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