OPSEU's Liquor Board Employees Division represents 5,400 unionized LCBO employees. The division was created in June 2005 after a vote by members of the Ontario Liquor Boards Employees Union to merge with OPSEU.

Bargaining 2008

Health & Safety

April 15, 2008: Three sets of 2007 Provincial H&S Minutes posted without employer sign-off--After months of trying to finalize minutes of three 2007 Provincial Health and Safety Committee Meetings, the Provincial Health and Safety Committee finally told the employer that they had until April 15th to propose any edits prior to the minutes simply being released by the union.  The employer states that they "cannot sign off old minutes if their committee has changed."  However, only SOME of their committee has changed, and.....well can't they talk?  more...  

2008 demand-setting survey materials

February 20, 2008 Supporting documents for the 2008 Local Demand-Setting Survey more...

News Releases:

November 13, 2007 Dozens of members of OPSEU’s Liquor Board Employees Division (LBED) staged a noon hour information picket today to protest increasing levels of bullying and harassment inside the massive warehouse depot. more

For previous news releases, click here

Correspondence:

LCBO management continues to harass and intimidate OPSEU members by serving them with a Notice of Intended Discipline (NOID). Make some NOISE! Read our reply  more

Agency Stores Campaign:

For more information on the risks of LCBO privatization and OPSEU’s agency stores campaign click here. 

Health and Safety:

Meeting Minutes
 

Draft Bylaws & Negotiating Procedures:

Become involved by learning more about LBED’s draft bylaws and negotiating procedures which will be put to a delegate vote in June

March 14, 2007 Following membership consultation meetings on LBED’s draft bylaws and negotiating procedures, each Local/Unit is asked to complete a Local Resolutions Reporting Form

Agreements:

August 29, 2006 LCBO finally agrees to recognize all LEC stewards

Forms:

August 9, 2006 Sick Credit Pool Form

Collective Bargaining:

August 10, 2006 Liquor Board Collective Agreement
May 17, 2006 View contract signing photos
August 18, 2005 LCBO agreement receives final ratification
August 12, 2005 Liquor Board Acknowledgements

News Release Archive:

March 29, 2007 - News Release: McGuinty government losing millions through private LCBO agency stores. more...
February 5, 2007 Bungled LCBO recycling plan awarded “Withering Trillium” by OPSEU. To mark today’s launch of the LCBO’s flawed deposit-return program for wine and spirits bottles, OPSEU hands out its “Withering Trillium” award to Premier Dalton McGuinty, Minister of the Environment Laurel Broten, and a pair of senior liquor agency executives
November 23, 2006 OPSEU Day of Action Nov. 24 targets "back-door privatization" of LCBO
September 8, 2006 McGuinty plan for booze bottles would prevent re-use, OPSEU says
September 5, 2006 Time to put a cap on McGuinty’s “teen drinking program,” Casselman says

Benefit news:

May 17, 2006 LBED Casual Benefits Survey Update
August 15, 2005 Benefit Cap Survey - Please complete this survey if you may be affected by the new $2,000 annual cap on paramedical services, which takes effect in September 2005.

Local elections:

May 18, 2006 *Updated* Election results - Local Executive Committee
February 24, 2006 Local election calendar - find out times and locations for election meetings in your local.
February 3, 2006  Elections and Connections Q & A

Your home in OPSEU:

February 3, 2006 Your home in OPSEU - complete with all OPSEU approved board changes.
January 30, 2006 View pictures from the Liquor Divisional Assembly January 23 -24, 2006.

Anti-Privatization Campaign

For information on our anti-privatization campaign, click here

Additional Information:

Liquor Board Employees Division holds barbeque in Thunder Bay, June 30.  See picture from the event.
OPSEU Board welcomes OLBEU members to OPSEU. See pictures from the event.