2009 Collective Bargaining Index

 

LBED Ratification Vote

July 17, 2009 After numerous requests from our members and a confirmation of ballots, we are pleased to announce the specific results of the LBED ratification vote.

LBED members voted 81 per cent in favour of accepting the tentative agreement.

Once again, the bargaining team thanks all of the members for their support during this round of negotiations.

Members ratify new collective agreement

July 15, 2009 Team thanks the members for their support LBED Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 16 OPSEU members in the Liquor Board Employees Division Have ratified their new collective agreement after a two-day vote held July 13-14. more…
 

LBED Members ratify new collective agreement

July 14, 2009 News Release Ontario’s liquor board employees have ratified their new collective agreement with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. The bargaining team, representing over 6,000 members, reached the settlement on June 24.  more...
 

Ratification vote set for July 13-14

Team asks for an enthusiastic YES!

June 30, 2009 LBED Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 15  more...
July 2, 2009 Between July 6 and 10 LBED information meetings on the tentative agreement will be held in communities across the province. more...
 

Better jobs

This new tentative agreement is a winner for all of us

June 25, 2009 LBED Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 14 More full-time jobs. Higher pay. More and better benefits. Job security protected. No takeaways. This is what your new tentative collective agreement delivers more...

June 25, 2009 Read the Memorandum of Agreement signed June 24

OPSEU reaches "historic" tentative agreement in talks with LCBO

June 24, 2009 News Release The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has reached an historic tentative collective agreement in contract talks with the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. more...

 

Notice to all members of the Liquor Board Employees Division of OPSEU

June 23, 2009 11:20 p.m.
Please be advised that the LBED bargaining team and the employer have agreed to extend the strike/lockout deadline.

The deadline is extended until either a deal is reached or one or both parties walk away from the table.

There is no fixed time for the extension.

The parties have agreed that the collective agreement will remain in place as long as the deadline is extended. Members should report to work until notified otherwise.


June 23, 2009  News Release Strike deadline extended in LCBO contract talks more...


Info flyer PDF for download

June 23, 2009 Download the "Our Community Needs Good Jobs" info flyer PDF. This 8.5" x 11" flyer (suitable for printing) explains the kind of Ontario we want: one that protects and creates good jobs.
Click here for the flyer (PDF)

 


Will Dalton McGuinty spend $5 million a day to prevent good jobs?

June 19, 2009  Bargaining Bulletin Issue 13  more...


Photo Gallery

June 19, 2009 Members of the Liquor Board Employees Division spent the week opening their Strike Headquarters, signing up for strike pay, and prepping picket signs as we head towards the June 24 strike deadline View photos...


Hear the LBED radio ads

June 15, 2009  Radio ads feature the voices of real members of the Liquor Board Employees Division -- and Dalton McGuinty! more...
 

Good Jobs campaign gains traction

June 15, 2009   Our communities need good jobs, and more and more people know it! View photos...


Bargaining continues

June 12, 2009  Bargaining Bulletin Issue 12 Be ready to strike if need be, team says; LBED radio ads hit the airwaves this Sunday; Telling our stories: DOs and DON'Ts for writing letters; LBED member Vicki Baier (photo) featured in upcoming film with Mary Walsh more...
 

Strike prep in full swing as bargaining resumes June 8

June 5, 2009  Bargaining Bulletin Issue 11 The Liquor Board Employees Division (LBED) of OPSEU is gearing up for action as the union heads back to the bargaining table Monday. more...

June 1-2 strike training a big success

June 4, 2009  OPSEU members in the Liquor Board Employees Division were in Toronto for strike training June 1-2. Members learned about strike duties, took part in picket drills, and picked up pointers on talking to the media. One group of trainees focused solely on strike finances, including how to administer strike pay and benefits. photos and more..
 

Union team sets strike deadline of June 24

May 29, 2009  Bargaining Bulletin Issue 10 Your union bargaining team has set June 24 as the strike deadline in contract talks with the LCBO more...

May 29, 2009  News Release Union sets June 24 strike deadline in LCBO contract talks. more...

May 29, 2009 Clear communication for successful bargaining: A guide to talking to the public for OPSEU members at the LCBO more...
 

93 per said YES

May 23, 2009  Bargaining Bulletin Issue 9 High strike vote sends team back to the table with solid backing more...

May 23 2009  News Release LCBO workers back strike action if necessary as battle for good jobs ramps up.  more...

May 23 2009 Clear communication for successful bargaining: A guide to talking to the public for OPSEU members at the LCBO more...

 

Support your bargaining team: VOTE YES

May 15, 2009  Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 8.The bargaining team for the Liquor Board Employees Division is calling on all OPSEU members at the LCBO to get out and vote YES  more...
 

May 20-22 strike vote locations are now online

May 13, 2009 Voting times and locations for the May 20-22 strike vote by members of the Liquor Board Employees Division are now available online more...

Union team asks members for strike vote 

May 8, 2009  Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 7. “To get what we need in bargaining, we need members to step forward and show their support”  more...

>>Previous issues of Bargaining Bulletins

May 8, 2009 News Release OPSEU calls for strike vote in LCBO bargaining more...
 

LCBO workers lead fight for good jobs

April 9, 2009 Thousands of OPSEU members at the LCBO showed their support for their bargaining team - and their communities - by wearing "Our community needs good jobs" stickers to work April 8. View Photo Gallery...

LCBO Mobilizers

Union files for conciliation to encourage employer to bargain

April 3, 2009 2009 Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 4. "Filing for conciliation means we’re at the table to bargain and we’re serious," more...

Members on board for bargaining

March 25, 2009 2009 Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 3. March 23 action shows big support for team more...
 

Supporting the Team (Photo Gallery)

March 24, 2009 From small town to big city, warehouse to retail, all across Ontario LCBO employees went to work on March 23 2009 wearing stickers to show support for their bargaining team. Photos...
 

Bargaining Updates (Photo Gallery)

March 19, 2009 LBED members turning out in record numbers to bargaining updates all across the province. Photos...
 

LCBO tables takeaways

March 17, 2009 2009 Bargaining Bulletin, Issue 2. Making the LCBO a better place to work just isn’t a priority for the LCBO.  more...

 

Bargaining Update

February 11, 2009 With the start of bargaining fast approaching, the next round of member mobilization will begin shortly. Liquor Board employee mobilizers will soon begin fanning out across the province to schedule and organize membership meetings that will keep you up-to-date on our bargaining plans and what you can do to help achieve a good contract. Look for mobilizers coming to your work locations soon with details of the meetings.

The union filed Notice to Bargain with the employer on Jan. 8.

Bargaining Update

January 29, 2009 OPSEU senior negotiator Rob Field reports that important progress is being made in preparation for contract talks with the employer. Since LBED delegates met Nov. 22 to approve the union’s package of final demands, several key developments have taken place. On Jan. 8 the union gave the employer formal Notice to Bargain. A meeting has been scheduled for Feb. 11 between both sides to take care of logistics associated with bargaining.

LBED’s bargaining team met Jan. 12-15 to review your demands and other business associated with the bargaining process. The team next meets Feb. 9-12.

Delegates put stamp of approval on final bargaining demands

The Echo, Issue 24, November 27, 2008 A process that began almost one year ago with focus groups asking LBED members what issues they wanted addressed in their new contract ended on Saturday Nov. 22 when a roomful of delegates gave their overwhelming approval to a package of final demands that negotiators will take to the bargaining table with the LCBO. more...

Mobilizers prep for Dec. 10 action around next contract 

The Echo, Issue 22, November 12, 2008  We're getting ready to bargain more...

LBED negotiating team ready to roar! Elections cap successful pre-bargaining conference

The Echo, Issue 19, May 30, 2008 more...

LBED elects bargaining team at smash-hit pre-bargaining conference

May 26, 2008 “We’re all in the same boat” is the message OPSEU members at the Liquor Board Employees Division will be taking back to their locals this summer.  more...

2008 demand-setting survey materials

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

 

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