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Armagedon is coming - L.C.B.O. goes on strike
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| niveole |
| quote: | Lineups at liquor stores in the province could get much longer in the next week, as the threat of a strike by L.C.B.O. employees looms.
The 5,400 workers voted 84 per cent in favour of rejecting the board's latest offer.
If their concerns aren't addressed and employees decide to strike, they can legally walk off the job next Thursday, just in time for the August long weekend.
That could mean long waits at the province’s 600 stores as people try to stock up on enough beer, wine and coolers to outlast any possible labour action.
John Coones, chairman of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union’s Liquor Board Employees Division, warns that the threat of a first-ever L.C.B.O. wokers’ strike is very real this time around.
"We're having meetings provincewide and it doesn't matter what area of the province that we check on, the word from the members is that they're voting (the contract) down," he said.
The main concern for employees is job security. They’re worried privatization is in the works, despite Finance Minister Greg Sorbara’s assurance earlier in the week that won’t happen.
An independent panel investigating alcoholic beverage sales in the province recommended that Ontario allow beer and wine to be sold in grocery stores.
Coones said the union wants Sorbara's guarantee in writing.
"If they don't get re-elected, the odds are pretty high that it'll be the Tories that get back in," he said. "They already tried to privatize us once, so they can pull that report off the shelf pretty quick."
Former Ontario Premier Mike Harris campaigned on the promise of selling the liquor board before he was elected.
L.C.B.O. chairman Andy Brandt said a contingency plan was in place in case of a strike but wouldn’t expand on the details.
"Quite frankly the L.C.B.O. has never had a strike, so I'm not anticipating that we're going to have one this time around," he said.
"However, we're negotiating actively and hopefully we'll come to a settlement that will satisfy both parties."
Coones contends that any contingency plan would fail.
"I would suggest that the biggest majority of (stores) will be shut down, and the other ones, if they aren't shut down immediately, certainly they will be within two to three days," he said.
If a strike occurs, workers won’t only stop working at the stores and in warehouses, they’ll also physically block any vehicles trying to move stock.
"We'll have secondary pickets, and any truck that wants to try crossing that line, well, that's up to them, but I don't think it's in their best interest to do that."
Many consumers are planning on stocking up this weekend so they won’t be left high – and dry.
Businesses like bars, restaurants and hotels are also looking towards potential bottle fatigue, by making sure they have enough supply to meet demand should a strike last into the fall.
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| Jem_hadar |
As long as the Beer Store is open, I couldn't give a !
Who's with me? Cale? Jer? Simon?
Where's the double fisters alliance representing!???!!?!?! :conf:
:) :) :D
Beer is good--for me and me! and all my friends!
Jem. |
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| niveole |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
Beer is good--for me and me! and all my friends!
Jem. |
Beer is good, but it gets much better when Vodka comes around! |
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| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by niveole
Beer is good, but it gets much better when Vodka comes around! |
By better do you mean shirts come off (and possibly breats are exposed)??
Jem. |
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| joinT |
in other words, i need to buy enough booze for at least several weekends today instead of just enough for this weekend..
yikes! |
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| niveole |
| quote: | Originally posted by joinT
in other words, i need to buy enough booze for at least several weekends today instead of just enough for this weekend..
yikes! |
my problem is that I just cannot keep any booze at home.
doesn't matter how many bottles I have, they won't last for long :) |
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| The Highroller |
Stupid LCBO. Get rid of that stupid thing already! It's such bull for the consumer. There is no reason that it should be like this. Now the employees are striking which makes it even more inconvenient for us.
Oh well, who cares about the LCBO? As long as we have the Beer Store! :D |
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| VERTiG0 |
With over 300 varieties of beer in store, why wine?
The Beer Store. Where the beers are.
I LOVE YOU BEER STORE OH COME HERE BEER STORE YOU CUTIEPIE OH SMOOCH SMOOCH OH BEER STORE YOU'RE SO HOT AND SEXY
the LCBO. |
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| joinT |
| quote: | Originally posted by niveole
my problem is that I just cannot keep any booze at home.
doesn't matter how many bottles I have, they won't last for long :) |
i find drinking during the week means i don't get as much done or even work as many hours.. either of which means lost income..
of course if you have the tolerance of a bear or something, then i understand where you're coming from.. |
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| naesean3 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
As long as the Beer Store is open, I couldn't give a !
Who's with me? Cale? Jer? Simon?
Where's the double fisters alliance representing!???!!?!?! :conf:
:) :) :D
Beer is good--for me and me! and all my friends!
Jem. |
dont forget Lars baby - she can throw down to the DDTT whilst double fisting easily!!
GO LARS!!
BRING IT UP BRING IT UP!!!
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| joinT |
| quote: | Originally posted by VERTiG0
With over 300 varieties of beer in store, why wine?
The Beer Store. Where the beers are.
I LOVE YOU BEER STORE OH COME HERE BEER STORE YOU CUTIEPIE OH SMOOCH SMOOCH OH BEER STORE YOU'RE SO HOT AND SEXY
the LCBO. |
damn you beer drinkers.. :p
and damn you Cale for managing to come up with such a good line I had to laugh even tho it was a punch to the face.. :toothless |
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| Transmotion |
| i got two Bacardi 151 bottles here ,so even if LCBO goes on strike i'm settled for atleast two weeks :D :D :D |
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