LCBO strike to begin Friday involving 9,000 workers at Ontario liquor retailer | FULL

The union representing LCBO workers at Ontario's main liquor retailer said in Toronto, Ont., on Thursday evening that more than 9,000 workers will strike as of 12:01 a.m. on Friday, after a deal could not be reached during the bargaining process.

“LCBO workers are ready to make history,” said Colleen MacLeod, chair of the OPSEU/SEFPO Liquor Board Employees Division. “Tonight, Ford's dry summer begins.”

“Good employers invest in their employees, but good governments invest in their province. The LCBO, however, has rejected our vision for the future of the LCBO and refused to propose a better way forward to keep it public, and for its happy to give away Ontario's crown jewel,” said OPSEU/SEFPO president JP Hornick.

Previously, the LCBO has said that if a strike takes place, all locations will close for 14 days and if the strike continues after that point, the Crown corporation will open 30 stores three days a week with limited hours on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. In a statement, it also said that the LCBO will continue operating its online retail services, though what customers can purchase may be limited.

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