LCBO strike: Ford accelerates sale of ready-to-drink cocktails, large beer packs in grocery stores

The Ontario government said on Monday it’s accelerating plans to expand the sale of ready-to-drink beverages and large packs of beer in grocery stores, as LCBO workers remain on strike in a dispute that largely centres on those exact drinks.

Ontarians will be able to get these types of alcohol, such as coolers and seltzers, starting on Thursday, July 18 — which is two weeks earlier than the initial plan of Aug. 1.

The moves come as OPSEU, the union representing 9,000 LCBO workers, continues to be on strike since July 5, shuttering hundreds of stores. The well-resourced union has given little indication of backing down, and it seems that the dispute is only bound to escalate.

Global’s Colin D’Mello has the latest.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10624118/ontario-alcohol-grocery-stores/

Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc
Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ
Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt
Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB

#GlobalNews #LCBO #Ford