A bitter labour battle in a sweet place: Ten weeks into a strike against longer shifts and 24-7 operations, a public and private workers’ union opens a new front against the Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver. 🍬 Zak Vescera reports the saga. Zak is our labour reporter. Published Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/04/Sugar-War-Gets-Stickier/

A bitter labour battle in a sweet place: Ten weeks into a strike against longer shifts and 24-7 operations, a public and private workers’ union opens a new front against the Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver. 🍬 Zak Vescera reports the saga. Zak is our labour reporter. Published Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/12/04/Sugar-War-Gets-Stickier/

The Sugar War Gets Stickier

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