Tag: Strike
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LCBO stores to remain closed: It’s on Ford to end the strike he forced and the dry summer it is causing for Ontarians
Today, the LCBO announced that it was reversing its decision to try and open select stores 3 days per week, saying that all stores will now remain closed for the duration of the strike. A major reason that strikes work is that they are disruptive. The strength of our lines and our solidarity are clearly…
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Striking LCBO workers get their message out during first week: Media roundup
The first full week of the LCBO workers’ strike has continued to dominate headlines since our previous media round-up on the first weekend of the strike. Across the province, LCBO workers and allies from their communities, the broader labour movement, and politicians across the party lines picketed and rallied this past week. LCBO workers have…
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CTF ploy to break LCBO strike with liquor in grocery stores is a trial balloon for Ford’s real agenda: alcohol everywhere & no funds for health care and education
A statement from Colleen MacLeod, Chair of the OPSEU/SEFPO LBED Bargaining Team in light of today’s news conference by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF): LCBO workers are on strike for the future of the LCBO, the $2.5 billion in revenues it generates each year and for the thousands of jobs on the line. Our employer…
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LCBO workers have been clear about their bargaining priorities: Protecting LCBO revenues and supporting good jobs
The LCBO put out a statement this morning, claiming to be looking for “clarity” on LCBO workers’ bargaining priorities. Throughout months of bargaining, LCBO workers have been clear: this strike is a fight for the future of the LCBO and the $2.5 billion in revenues it generates for public services each year. That’s why we…
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Strike information for LCBO workers who are permanent residents or on a study permit
Click here to download this information in PDF format. Q. If I am in Canada on a study permit, or am a permanent resident, will picketing affect my status? No. Picketing will not have a negative impact on your status in Canada. You have a constitutionally protected right to picket. Picketing is a protected activity…
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Virtual town hall meeting for all LCBO members, July 10 at 7:30pm
The LCBO workers’ bargaining team is holding a virtual town hall meeting on Zoom for all LCBO members – you don’t want to miss it! Register now: Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Time: 7:30 pm Registration: Click here to register for the meeting At tonight’s meeting, your bargaining team will review the employer’s proposal that we sent to you previously…
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LCBO Strike Pay FAQ
Printable PDF 1. Strike pay eligibility Members who perform a minimum of 4 or more hours of strike duties per day, or a minimum of 20 or more hours per week, are eligible for strike pay. 2. How is a dependent family member defined? A non-income earning spouse (excluding a spouse on strike) A child…
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Virtual town hall meeting for all LCBO members
The LCBO workers’ bargaining team is holding a virtual town hall meeting on Zoom for all LCBO members – you don’t want to miss it! Register now: Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Time: 7:30 pm Registration: Click here to register for the meeting At tonight’s meeting, your bargaining team will review the employer’s proposal that we sent…
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Fact check: LCBO’s last offer to workers would make our working conditions worse and pave the road to privatization
After months of not engaging meaningfully in bargaining with LCBO workers, LCBO management brought a proposal to the table just before our strike deadline that was filled with attacks on our working conditions, wages that don’t come close to meeting inflation, and attempts to remove barriers to privatization in our contract. You told us that…
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Over 320 Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa workers are on strike – join their picket line!
Endless burnout, chronic deficits, ever-shrinking resources: conditions at Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa are at a breaking point. Over 320 CAS Ottawa workers, members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 454, are on strike as a last resort for change. These workers are standing up for children & families while fighting for a fair future and against mass…
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LCBO strike leading news coverage across the province
During the first weekend of our historic, first LCBO workers’ strike, the power of OPSEU/SEFPO members and their allies in the community and broader labour movement has attracted massive media coverage across the province. In many stories, we hear directly from frontline LCBO workers who are determined to fight for the future of the LCBO,…
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Your local can donate to the striking LCBO workers
Locals can make a donation in solidarity with any OPSEU/SEFPO local/unit that is on strike by using their rebates. Local Trustee Audited Reports (TARS) must be up to date Two LEC officers (e.g. Local President, Treasurer, Secretary-Treasurer, Vice-President, or Chief Steward) must authorize that the funds are to be deducted from the Local’s quarterly rebate. [wpforms id=”237455″ title=”false”]
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Your local can donate to the striking workers in Local 454 – Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa
Locals can make a donation in solidarity with any OPSEU/SEFPO local/unit that is on strike by using their rebates. Local Trustee Audited Reports (TARS) must be up to date Two LEC officers (e.g. Local President, Treasurer, Secretary-Treasurer, Vice-President, or Chief Steward) must authorize that the funds are to be deducted from the Local’s quarterly rebate. [wpforms id=”237351″ title=”false”]
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Photos and video from the LCBO workers’ picket lines across the province
Brantford Stoney Creek Toronto Beaverton Brantford Durham Barrie Sudbury Kitchener St Thomas Ottawa Barrie Toronto Toronto St Catherines Toronto Sauble Beach Whitby Ottawa Welland Welland Toronto Haliburton St Catherines St Catherines Ottawa Sauble Beach St. Thomas Ottawa Sudbury London Niagara on the Lake London Toronto Ottawa Durham Ottawa London Durham Toronto Brantford Ottawa Timmins Scarborough…
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Support striking LCBO workers – find a picket location near you!
As of 12:01AM Friday, July 5th, more than 9000 LCBO workers will be out on an historic strike. This fight isn’t just about one workplace or one employer. This is a fight for our entire province and every public good we enjoy, be it health care, education, or infrastructure. Every year, the LCBO generates $2.5 billion…
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Ford’s dry summer begins: LCBO workers start historic strike
Toronto (CNW) – July 4, 2024 / More than 9,000 LCBO workers will be out on strike as of 12:01 midnight tonight after talks broke down at the bargaining table. OPSEU/SEFPO, the union representing the workers, has said all along that this round of bargaining is like no other. “Doug Ford wants to make…
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Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa Workers Start Clock on Strike Countdown
OPSEU/SEFPO locals – click here to donate to Local 454 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 4, 2024 OTTAWA — Unsustainable work conditions, shrinking resources, and empty promises of better times to come: the story coming from child protection workers in the Ottawa region is stamped with urgency. Now, after nine months of bargaining, over 320 Children’s…
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LCBO flyer and picket-sign order form
If you need to get some picket signs or leaflets, you can place your order here — we’ll deliver to your OPSEU/SEFPO regional office, or to your home address: [wpforms id=”236549″ title=”false”]
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LCBO strike countdown gets widespread media coverage
With the most definitive and powerful strike vote in its history, LCBO workers said during a press conference that they could be on strike by July 5 and journalists took notice. “LCBO workers don’t want a dry summer, we love how busy it is and being a part of Ontarians’ celebrations,” said OPSEU/SEFPO Liquor Board…
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Strike incident report form
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