The Canadian Press
TORONTO–Liquor Control Board of Ontario staff represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union will be holding a strike vote April 24 and 25.
The union long has railed against the government’s move to sell beer, wine, and cider in grocery stores, calling it “creeping privatization.”
At the bargaining table, OPSEU says the LCBO is demanding “concessions” that it will not accept, and says major concerns include job security, scheduling, and health and safety.
OPSEU has asked the Ministry of Labour to appoint a conciliator and if those discussions fail, it can start the clock toward a strike.
The union represents 7,500 LCBO staff whose collective agreement expired March 31.
The LCBO said it is committed to reaching a negotiated agreement and still is optimistic that will happen.
