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June 2024

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LCBO extends retail store hours in advance of potential strike | La LCBO prolonge les heures d’ouverture des succursales en prévision d’une grève éventuelle

Collective bargaining is currently underway between the LCBO and OPSEU, with the Union in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 5. While LCBO’s focus remains on achieving a deal that is fair to bargaining unit employees and helps the LCBO continue to operate effectively and efficiently for Ontario in a new marketplace, we are confident in…
June 24, 2024
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Setting record straight: LCBO wages, OPSEU’s “Alternate Model” for beverage alcohol modernization, and casual employment | Rétablissement des faits : Rémunération à la LCBO, « Modèle alternatif » du SEFPO pour la modernisation du marché des boissons alcoolisées et emplois occasionnels

In a news conference held in Toronto on Tuesday, June 18, OPSEU made three references which LCBO would like to respond to for accuracy.   LCBO wages  During the conference, OPSEU stated that LCBO wages start at $17.65 and go up to about $30 per hour. LCBO offers the following context in response:  The LCBO currently employs more than 7,200 Customer…
June 18, 2024
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OPSEU strike deadline | Date de la grève du SEFPO

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has granted the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) a ‘no board’ report. This report, which was requested by OPSEU on June 13, begins a 17-day countdown to put the union in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m. on July 5, 2024. We do not want a strike at the LCBO. OPSEU agreed…
June 18, 2024
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LCBO asks OPSEU to agree to appointment of a mediator | La LCBO demande au SEFPO d’accepter la nomination d’un médiateur

The LCBO is currently in collective bargaining with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) the union representing approximately 10,000 LCBO team members. LCBO is also aware that, on June 13, OPSEU requested a ‘no board’ report from the Ontario Ministry of Labour. Once granted, the ‘no board’ sets a 17-day countdown to OPSEU’s legal strike position. The LCBO remains committed…
June 17, 2024
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OPSEU strike vote | Scrutin de grève SEFPO

In order for a union to be in a legal strike position, they must get their members to vote on whether they want to take a strike in the event a deal cannot be reached. This is known as a “strike vote.” From June 12 to 15, OPSEU held a strike vote with its members. According to the union, members…
June 16, 2024