IKEA rapped for offering locked-out employees incentives to cross picket
Posted July 25, 2014 7:18 pm.
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RICHMOND (NEWS1130) – The union representing locked-out workers at IKEA’s flagship store in Richmond says the provincial labour board has found the Swedish retail giant committed unfair labour practices.
The union says the board found IKEA bargained in bad faith and violated provincial labour law by trying to bargain directly with employees through a website posting.
The board ordered the company to remove the website posting and stop paying monetary incentives for employees to cross picket lines.
Union spokeswoman Anita Dawson says the company makes billions of dollars a year but refuses to negotiate an end to the lengthy dispute.
A statement issued by IKEA says it doesn’t agree with the decision and will be appealing.
About 350 employees were locked out of the store on May 13, 2013 and the union says there’s been no bargaining since last December.
