Sara Howe

LCBO is pleased that the renewal collective agreement has been ratified by employees. This will end the strike of our 10,000 unionized team members at 12:01 a.m. tomorrow. Full ratification by government will follow. We again thank the negotiating teams for LCBO and OPSEU, as well as the mediator, for their work in reaching an agreement that is fair for…

Yesterday morning, LCBO announced it had reached a tentative agreement with OPSEU that, pending ratification, would end the OPSEU strike at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 22, 2024. The union also shared news of the strike’s end, highlighting that the agreement “protects good jobs and LCBO revenue supporting our public services.” LCBO and OPSEU have now also both signed off…

LCBO reached an agreement earlier today with OPSEU to get 10,000 team members safely back to work. We previously shared details of our proposal from July 4. The agreement, entered into a minutes of settlement, includes: July 4 OFFER July 19 SIGNED AGREEMENT Wage increases: Year 1 2.5% Year 2 2.5% Year 3 2.0% Special wage adjustment for certain trade…

Earlier today, OPSEU agreed to the deal by entering into a minutes of settlement that requires a recommendation of ratification to their members. They have since introduced significant new monetary demands that should have been dealt with at the bargaining table. To introduce a new set of demands after reaching a tentative agreement amounts to bad faith bargaining. LCBO expects…

LCBO has reached a tentative agreement with OPSEU. Pending ratification, the strike of LCBO’s 10,000 unionized team members will end at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, July 22, 2024. LCBO is now working to prepare our people and operations to return to business as usual. LCBO retail locations will open for in-store shopping on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. More information will…

LCBO is currently back at the table with OPSEU and remains committed to reaching a renewal collective agreement.   La LCBO est de retour à la table des négociations avec le SEFPO et reste déterminée à parvenir au renouvellement de la convention collective.

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As OPSEU’s strike continues, LCBO is working hard to serve Ontario – making decisions and pivoting as required in the best interest of our retail and wholesale customers. Since the strike began, we have been able to serve retail customers through online shopping on LCBO.com, with orders being fulfilled within a week. Because of this success and because of our…

On Thursday, July 4, the LCBO made a very fair offer that included wage increases, improved access to benefits, and provided for additional job security for workers. Instead of responding to this offer or sitting down to talk about it, OPSEU held a press conference to announce it was going on strike over the issue of ready-to-drink beverages. Two days…

For six days, LCBO’s approximately 10,000 OPSEU employees have been on strike. While LCBO continues to operate, it is not business as usual. We are taking and fulfilling orders. Our selection of inventory ebbs and flows as we continue to navigate products in and out of our warehouses and depots, and we appreciate our customers understanding in selecting alternate products…