LCBO scraps plan to open some stores to bar and restaurant owners for one day

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LCBO scraps plan to open some stores to bar and restaurant owners for one day
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The LCBO says it has scrapped a plan to temporarily reopen five stores to allow bar and restaurant owners to buy alcohol amid the ongoing strike after the Crown corporation said the union threatened to picket at these locations.

Liquor Control Board of Ontario sign is pictured as a close LCBO store in downtown Ottawa on Friday, July 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

More than 9,000 LCBO employees represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union walked off the job last Friday, closing 669 LBCO locations across the province. The LCBO has also noted that alcohol will remain available at 2,300 private retail points of sale across the province, including LCBO Convenience Outlets, licensed grocery stores, The Beer Store, and winery, brewery, cidery, and distillery outlets.OPSEU slammed the province for launching the map, suggesting that the premier is attempting to undermine workers.

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