LCBO strike: Union ramps up pressure with no talks planned to get deal

The national representing Ontario liquor shop workers has ramped up unit successful a five-day-old strike, pinch nary talks planned to hammer retired a deal.

Thousands of workers astatine nan Liquor Control Board of Ontario walked disconnected nan occupation Friday.

Ontario’s main liquor retailer has closed its stores for 2 weeks, but had intended to unfastened 5 distribution centres this week to thief get booze into restaurants, bars and different licensees crossed nan province.

The LCBO now says that will not hap owed to picketing astatine nan locations and it will alternatively connection online ordering for smaller orders.

The Ontario Public Service Employees Union believes Premier Doug Ford’s scheme to unfastened up nan intoxicant income marketplace poses an existential threat to nan LCBO that will lead to awesome occupation losses.

Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has said nan authorities is “more committed than ever” to its intoxicant description plans, and nan LCBO has said its past statement connection included costs increases and converting respective 100 part-time jobs to full-time positions.