FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2005
Liquor board employees vote this week on contract offer
TORONTO- Liquor Board employees will vote this week on a contract offer from the LCBO.
More than 5,400 workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union will cast ballots July 18-21 in communities across the province. Ballots will be counted July 22.
A vote to reject the contract sets up Thursday July 28 as the earliest possible strike date.
The union bargaining team is asking LCBO staff to reject an offer that would cut key job security protections, allowing the McGuinty Liberals to privatize liquor stores and warehouses across the province.
"It's our LCBO - it belongs to the people of Ontario." said John Coones, chair of the Liquor Board Employees Division of OPSEU. "A strong strike vote will help us keep the LCBO in public hands."
The contract for LCBO staff expired March 31, 2005.
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For information please contact:
John Coones, Chair, OPSEU Liquor Board Employees Division - (647) 292-4401
David Cox, OPSEU Communications - (416) 443-8888 x 8314 ; or cell (416)-788-9197
Local voting locations can be found on-line at www.opseu.org
