LCBO workers vote on possible strike action

By News Staff and The Canadian Press

Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) workers will be voting over the next two days on whether or not to go ahead with strike action.

OPSEU, the union representing the over 7,000 employees, said job security, scheduling, as well as health and safety are among several major concerns.

Union president Warren Smokey Thomas said the provincial government’s move to sell beer, wine and cider in grocery stores is a huge sore spot.

There are 130 grocery stores in Ontario now selling beer and cider – with 70 of those also selling wine – and the government intends to expand that to up to 450.

Thomas said the move is creeping privatization and if it’s allowed to move ahead unchecked it will mean the end of the LCBO.

LCBO workers have been without a collective agreement since March 31.


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