More than 9,000 Ontario liquor store employees are on strike after bargaining talks broke down between their union and the LCBO.Leaders of the Ontario Public...
More than 9,000 Ontario liquor store employees are on strike after bargaining talks broke down between their union and the LCBO .
On its website, the LCBO said the strike means things will "not be business as usual" and all of its retail locations will be closed for two weeks. If an agreement is reached within the 14-day closure period, it says it will "reopen stores and resume normal operations as soon as possible." The LCBO also said the union's leadership had made it clear at the bargaining table that it would strike "solely over their demand that the government reverse its decision to have ready-to-drink beverages being available in convenience and grocery stores."Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy's office said in a statement on Thursday it was "disappointed" that the union walked away from the bargaining table before the strike deadline.
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles told CBC News Network on Thursday said the provincial government should have pushed harder to avoid a strike. The LCBO, a retailer and wholesaler of wine, beer and spirits in Ontario, has more than 680 retail stores, 389 convenience outlets and 18,000 restaurant and bar wholesale customers.TORONTO — Workers at Ontario's main liquor retailer have officially walked out in the first strike in history of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union had set a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. Friday for its roughly 10,000 workers at the LCBO.
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