Ontario speeds up alcohol expansion amid LCBO strike

[@user-pp1ln8lr5l]

So LCBO workers, all 9000 of them, are telling 14 million people where to buy alcohol, as long as it isn`t in stores, they are going to lose.

[@Lettuce-k6j]

yep super pointless strike they already make great money at this point just sell the lcbo why does the goverment even need to control liqor sales they sure do love profiting off anything possible

[@channelmovedseefeaturedcha3500]

Doesn't an LCBO strike prove the point that we need alternative sources to buy these drinks??? A single point of failure is never a good thing and they're proving our point haha

[@junkfoodguy]

So you think it going he cheaper like it was beef in grocery stores

[@jay7T6]

​@@junkfoodguy Who said anything about cheaper? They're pointing out the lack of sources for availability. I'd pay more to simply avoid LCBO with or without a shortage 😂

[@HappyBanjo-oc3pc]

Yes it does channel moved see featured channel below.

[@channelmovedseefeaturedcha3500]

@@junkfoodguy doesn't need to be cheaper - just available. If LCBO is cheaper, I'll buy it there. But if they're closed or simply more convenient, I'll pay a [slightly] higher price. More options are good.

[@junkfoodguy]

@@jay7T6 supply nd demand!

[@YNGDYE]

I’ve been sober 4months, now watching comfortably from the sidelines 😂

[@amd3449]

👏🏼😉

[@scottcarey7725]

Sober from what exactly? 🙄🙄

[@The_Juiceman]

@@scottcarey7725 His name is Gordy, he's 67 and for 27 years has had a coffee addiction. It was serious and he's even gone so far as to fly to Colombia behind his concerned wife's back just to sample the purest forms of dark roast coffee. Leaving his 2 children, Gordish and Glorburt at home He was filled with immense guilt and went back to his family then swore off the drink and never looked back!

[@jayr1935]

Sounds like Dougie doesn’t give a 💩 if he ever sees an LCBO Store open ever again.

[@darkclawgreatonenas]

he doesnt, those store dont put scads of money into the pockets of his wealthy friends...they do put money into healthcare and education though, and Dougie also cant have that...

[@jrollio]

Add a like here if the strike is not impacting you as bad as they thought. Reminds me of the postal strike 😂

[@RaviThakorR]

I work as a driver and LCBO strike put a hold on alcohol orders for a day and I couldn't make enough. Next day, people started ordering wines or beers or whatever brand they can get from wherever they can get. 😂

[@krisrooney2283]

These lcbo fools should have stayed working instead of going on strike . Its pointless

[@junkfoodguy]

U hug beef store owners thst got bailout

[@krisrooney2283]

​@junkfoodguy actually I don't hug "beef" store owners I didn't know my local butcher got a bail out 🤔

[@HappyBanjo-oc3pc]

@@junkfoodguy What does beef have to do with the LCBO strike?

[@HappyBanjo-oc3pc]

@@krisrooney2283 It was actually junk food guy who told you that you hug beef store owners.

[@HappyBanjo-oc3pc]

You’re right about the LCBO workers Kris Rooney.

[@dorismcharg4134]

LCBO holding Ontario taxpayers as hostages. Btw, Ontario taxpayers are the same people already paying for those overpaid, spoiled brat extortionists' wages.....while they're striking as well. Next, the strikers will demand meal allowances and company cars.

[@AlexFromToronto]

They’ve enjoyed a monopoly forever, and now on strike due to threat of competition only for Ready to Drink cocktails? Please.

[@jamesruston8047]

Just go to Detroit

[@delicious_seabass]

I can't think of a better way to ensure your own demise than to send all your customers to your competitors while you walk around with signs and show people why you're no longer necessary.

[@JimRevell-ny4hw]

This is a case of the union pushed to far , now 25% of them will loose there job , should have picked a better time to push for more money or what ever ?

[@junkfoodguy]

Yku rsther sweetheart deal to your friend righr thing to do?

[@flomo7382]

@@JimRevell-ny4hw PEOPLE WORK TO LIVE THEY DON'T LIVE TO WORK YOUR JOB HAS TO PROVIDE HOME FOOD ON THE TABLE ALSO PUBLIC ASSETS PAY FOR SERVICES HEALTHCARE LONGTERM CARE EDUCATION REALLY THAT'S WHY THIS SYSTEM IS BROKEN OUR PUBLIC ASSETS AND SERVICES ARE BEING SOLD OUT PRIVATIZED FOR PROFIT LEAVING THE TAXPAYERS PURSE EMPTY AND WE ALL PAY

[@HappyBanjo-oc3pc]

If LCBO workers are trying to make the residents of Ontario mad by not only changing their mind about opening some stores the strike but also telling the residents of Ontario where they can and can’t by alcohol then they’re succeeding.

[@junkfoodguy]

Why not close up weston own stores right

[@Ont785]

@@junkfoodguy Because they get their wine from the LCBO

[@junkfoodguy]

@@Ont785 pretty sure private sellers

[@user-uy3zi4ty1m]

How can they strike outside grocery stores when people want just to buy food so i hope they have to stay on the sidewalk

[@junkfoodguy]

Metro was on arrime😊

[@Ont785]

The grocery stores get their wine from the LCBO… Ridiculous

[@junkfoodguy]

@@Ont785 so

[@Ont785]

@@junkfoodguy So what part of this is impact in the LCBO employees, exactly…?

[@junkfoodguy]

@@Ont785 you love piggyback offothers?

[@samorezab]

Province should stop LCBO monopoly, period. We got 3 times more expensive beverages than USA, and LCBO will dictate me their rules??

[@vannasoukphilavong6996]

Look what they did to themselves. For striking now they’re out of a job. Now the expansion of alcohol are everywhere.

[@user-hs4tq7hv1z]

Ontario is a joke

[@georgeoy932]

@@user-hs4tq7hv1z so is North America… the East is a much better environment

[@user-hs4tq7hv1z]

@@georgeoy932 ya ok clown

[@NOT-A-Monolith]

​@@georgeoy932depends where in the east

[@jj-rg7zg]

Wait what? Union members on strike but they now are going to work online? What?

[@adrianrice354]

so do these LCBO workers make about the same wage as regular cashiers or store clerks . like , Walmart or Giant tiger workers and so on , they do basically the same job , so similar wage should be enough . IMO of course . LOL

[@Loyatyispriceless]

If the Lcbo worker is full time get benefits. You start at the base rate and as ur seniority goes up so does ur pay. They start at like $18 bucks lol

[@adrianrice354]

@@Loyatyispriceless better then minimum wage with no benefits at all the other retail stores as they only give out part time hours so they don't have to give benefits . that's the way it use to be ,

[@dorismcharg4134]

That's the same hourly wage for tractor-trailer drivers within cities. And that job is screaming "stress". They need years of skill and endurance and extensive knowledge before they're offered such a high-risk job driving within cities. But LCBO cry-babies' skills, knowledge, and stress are like lying in a crib. I'd like to see them tackle driving tractor-trailers at $18/HR..

[@Michael-pg7rv]

Exactly.. Like why is there even a union for the LCBO.. They are retail workers. It is not like they have specialized skill sets or societal responsibilities like doctors, nurses, teachers, auto manufacturers, construction workers have. If they don't like their pay then find a new job. There are unemployed people who would gladly take and could be up and running with two weeks of training. Not all unions are necessary.

[@krisrooney2283]

There strike isn't over money . But more less job security

[@peej91]

Yay ! now we just need lcbo to let go of spirits

[@michaelanderson3096]

Next: Implement Right to Work legislation (union dues are optional) + Tariff quota trade.

[@junkfoodguy]

Implement bsck to work at queen parks why was rushed summer overv100dayd

[@JessT-vg7ib]

Another great move by Doug Ford.

[@royruddy3394]

You can order on line and it's delivered within a week by courier

[@tinomoc9877]

Yea wait a week for your liquor

[@LeandroSantos-bt1lg]

Hey man, please let me buy my drinks.

[@georgeoy932]

@@LeandroSantos-bt1lg time to take a break from those drinks… water is free and good for you btw

[@circuitman37]

It's a major bargaining issue he refuses to acknowledge. If he wants it off the table, it comes with a price. HIS RESIGNATION.

[@tony--james]

Imagine if Doug Ford cared about literally any important government file as much as he cares about alcohol retail

[@user-nb7mz3fb5p]

Thanks for showing everyone that we don't really need you...haven't been needed for years....see ya!!

[@BloodyBamPot]

Hey LCBO, There’s always barber college

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

I WANT MY JACK DANIEL'S OLD NO.7!! Can't get that in a Big Box or Grocery Store. I'm a free man who is being held hostage! 🤣

[@FrankBullitt390]

Your NO.7 will be available at a corner privately owned liquor store soon, they just havent announced that yet. I am thinking about opening one myself called "Candy is dandy, but Liquors quicker"

[@user-ig5vv3ri5f]

Ford?? Where is back to work legislation? Or this applies only to certain government fields. Lazy losers.

[@junkfoodguy]

U think ford shouldn't get back to work

[@PioneerInterlocking]

Today I saw a group of these workers picketing outside and I rolled my window down of my truck and I told them to get a job and called them all a bunch of losers 😂

[@junkfoodguy]

Would you wanna for the goverment?

[@willyhwang1059]

is secondary picketing allowed in ontario?

[@drcarlsberg3658]

Affirmative.

[@georgeoy932]

No

[@xSMOKExEMxALLx]

Doug Ford just does what he wants!

[@georgeoy932]

Yup that’s usually how being in power works

[@xSMOKExEMxALLx]

@@georgeoy932 Yeah sure but the only thing is, no one really voted for Doug & now all our rights are being stripped away! So put that in your conservative pipe & smoke it! Also doing whatever you want instead of what the average Ontarian wants, isn't a Democracy! You must be getting Canada confused with Russia!😜😜😜😜

[@darkclawgreatonenas]

@@georgeoy932 technically, theres supposed to be checks and balances to that power, so no, thats not how being in in power usually works...

[@xSMOKExEMxALLx]

@@georgeoy932 Nope! When you get into power, your suppose to work & do exactly what the people who voted for you want! Doug Ford is doing the exact opposite of that, hence doing what he wants!

[@BraxtonvanEssen]

@@xSMOKExEMxALLx lots of people want this

[@TJD900]

Lol who drinks anymore ANYWAY ? $$$ … weeds better

[@Dam-a-fence]

Why was I born here? What did I do to be born HERE?

[@scottcarey7725]

go back to the old country then?

[@theheartdetoxheartflow4602]

I ask myself everyday

[@tinomoc9877]

We'll soon see how u people think u dont need LCBO that has been implemented 100 years ago

[@marianfrances4959]

Because the world needs more alcohol...

[@raymaharaj4502]

BOYCOTT LCBO, I'm sick of seeing all the neon coloured hairdos and smug attitudes everytime I go there anyways.