Jonny5
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LCBO, union reach tentative deal to end 15-day strike
Stores will reopen July 23 if agreement is ratified, Crown corporation says
LCBO, union reach tentative deal to end 15-day strike
Stores will reopen July 23 if agreement is ratified, Crown corporation says
What a circus.
Further to my above post I saw this report from earlier in the month:I thought when the LCBO strike started they said on the 19th of July (tomorrow!) is that still the plan? I see no notification on the LCBO website or reports in local media
Further to my above post I saw this report from earlier in the month:
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Two weeks booze-free: LCBO sets out contingency plans if strike goes ahead | Globalnews.ca
Unionized LCBO workers are counting down to a July 5 strike deadline, threatening to take drastic industrial action if demands are not met.globalnews.ca
"For the first 14 days of the strike — beginning on July 5, if no deal is reached — the LCBO said all of its retail stores across the province would be closed. From July 19, if the strike were to still be ongoing, 30 stores would open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for a limited number of hours."
Whatever happened to that plan? Did 30 stores open today?
I was rather surprised to see my store at Manulife so empty this morning, I was in and out in five minutes (with Champagne, today is our anniversary).
Congrats! I hope you got your bonus Aeroplan pointsI was rather surprised to see my store at Manulife so empty this morning, I was in and out in five minutes (with Champagne, today is our anniversary).
I know of a couple of local craft breweries that have been routinely sold out of cans during the strikeI has a similar experience today, no lineup.
Granted, Tuesday, Mid-day is not normally a busy time for LCBO, but one might have thought there would have been some inordinate level of business today. Of course, if people have been stocking up/hoarding through online orders, and/or beer store/ wine rack etc.......then that may explain the less voluminous traffic.
The LCBO is now being sued by some of the largest alcohol producers...Saying they're using their market dominance and unfairly charging suppliers, forcing producers to raise prices to an unreasonable amount.
Monopolies do nothing but rip off consumers.
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Big booze companies suing LCBO over ‘unfair’ pricing policies
Spirits Canada has sued the LCBO, saying the provincial liquor monopoly is unfairly fining suppliers over a contractual clause promising to charge it the lowest price in Canada.www.thestar.com