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 been incredibly effective at telling their stories to reporters, and talking about what this strike is all about: the thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in public revenues at risk because of Ford’s alcohol everywhere plan.
LCBO workers are striking for the future of the LCBO, which pays for Ontario’s public services from their $2.5 billion annual revenues, and for good LCBO jobs in communities across the province.
- CBC Ottawa Morning (audio) – OPSEU President defends LCBO workers’ strike
- CHCH (video, article) – Striking LCBO workers rally in Hamilton alongside other unions
- Goderich Signal Star – Double duty picketing at Port Elgin LCBO
- TimminsToday.com – Timmins LCBO workers get a little help on the picket line
- WindsorNewsToday – OPSEU leadership joins striking LCBO workers in Windsor
- CTV Windsor – ‘One day longer, one day stronger: LCBO union leader visits Windsor
- CTV News London – LCBO workers and supporters picketing in London, Ont.
- BayToday.ca – Striking LCBO workers’ stiff stance on convenience store liquor licenses
- Shoreline Beacon – Striking LCBO workers stage rotating pickets in Grey Bruce
- Spring Magazine – What’s at stake in the LCBO strike
- SaugeenTimes.com – What is really behind the LCBO workers’ strike?
- Timmins Daily Press – LCBO Timmins closed for two weeks or more as workers go on strike
- Global News – LCBO strike: Doug Ford cooks up new video promoting booze shop alternatives
- CBC News – Ford rolls out map to help find booze retailers amid LCBO strike
- CHCH (watch the video!) – While LCBO strikes, Doug Ford releases alcohol retailer-finding map
- CityNews Kitchener – A map of Ontario retailers selling alcohol in the wake of the LCBO strike
- YGK News – LCBO workers hit the picket line over job security
- St. Thomas Today – OPSEU ramps up pressure in LCBO strike
- CP24 – Restaurants ‘increasingly concerned’ about LCBO strike, industry group says