LCBO Strike

• LCBO stores to reopen across Ontario on Tuesday after strike

  Hundreds of Ontario's liquor stores will reopen today following a strike that saw their doors close in early July. 

  Canada

  Jul 23
  
• ‘They freaked out’: How a deal to end the LCBO strike almost fell apart at the last minute

  A last-minute argument over backpay and how staff should return to work put a deal to end the LCBO strike in jeopardy. The two sides say cooler heads prevailed.

  Canada

  Jul 23
  
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• LCBO deal: Promise made to keep all stores open even if revenues flatline

  A copy of the agreement between the LCBO and OPSEU obtained by Global News reveals an alcohol modernization taskforce will be established, along with a promise on store closures.

  Canada

  Jul 22
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• ‘Don’t mess around with people’s booze,’ Doug Ford says as LCBO strike ends

  Workers are back on the job today at Ontario's main liquor retailer, but the Liquor Control Board of Ontario says stores won't be open for business until Tuesday.

  Consumer

  Jul 22
• LCBO deal ratified, stores will reopen Tuesday after strike

  The LCBO confirmed the ratification in a news release Sunday, saying the strike will officially end at 12:01 a.m. Monday and stores will be ready to serve customers the next day.

  Consumer

  Jul 21
• LCBO says strike could end Monday; union to hold ratification vote

  The LCBO and the union representing its workers said Saturday they'd reached a return-to-work agreement, clearing a path to the end of Ontario's liquor store strike.

  Politics

  Jul 20
• LCBO strike: Tentative agreement in danger of collapse, union says ‘we do not have a deal’

  The union representing the workers and the LCBO both told Global News on Friday they had reached an agreement after some 9,000 workers walk off the job July 5.

  Politics

  Jul 19
• LCBO bargaining to resume Wednesday, union says

  The union representing about 10,000 striking workers at Ontario's main liquor retailer says they're heading back to the bargaining table Wednesday.

  Canada

  Jul 17
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• Half of Ontarians support union’s goals in ongoing LCBO strike: poll

  Fewer than one-third of Ontarians say they want Ontario government to intervene to end the 12-day strike at LCBO, while about half are supportive of the striking union’s demands.

  Canada

  Jul 17
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• Cross-border shopping for spirits picks up in Quebec amid LCBO strike

  Société des alcools du Québec spokeswoman Linda Bouchard says that since last week the shelves have been emptying quickly at between 20 and 25 outlets located near Ontario.

  Consumer

  Jul 16