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Union says worker safety has not been a top priority at several stores across the province.

Announcement comes after a 'long illness' for the 80-year-old

During the first wave of the pandemic last spring, many front-line retail workers received so-called hero pay.

The code was panned by the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers for its failure to mention small, independent grocery operators.

A lozenge plant in Prince Edward Island has laid off 30 workers, citing an "almost non-existent'' cold and cough season amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Calls for the return of hazard pay are mounting as workers on the front lines of Canada's retail industry grow increasingly anxious amid rising COVID-19 cases.

Dollarama workers in Montreal are demanding higher wages and better working conditions after the retailer ended its temporary coronavirus pay boost earlier this month.

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