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Layoffs at OLG are shameful; privatization has handcuffed relief
Layoff notices issued for Ontario hospitality and gaming workers during the COVID-19 crisis are just another example of greed, and…
President Thomas says the LCBO supply problem is not fixed: CTV video
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas has dismissed assurances from LCBO President and CEO George Soleas that “products are flowing into…
LCBO says distribution issues to be resolved in two to three weeks
Ontario’s liquor control board says a distribution delay that has left the shelves of some of its stores bare will…
Arbitrator rules in OPSEU’s favour against Waypoint
Penetanguishene – An arbitrator has ruled in favour of OPSEU on the union’s allegation of an unfair labour practice against…
OPSEU celebrates World Blood Donor Day
Each year, World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on June 14 to raise awareness about the need for safe blood…
Outsourcing of college counselling services a betrayal: Thomas
Ottawa – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says the Ford falsehoods continue to pile up with word that counselling services…
Letter from OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas to Premier Ford and Minister Fedeli re: LCBO thefts
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas sent the following letter on Jan. 4 to Premier Doug Ford and Finance Minister Vic…
As extended hours at LCBO continue beyond holidays, union calls for more safety measures
The recent spike in thefts at various LCBO locations has Warren ‘Smokey’ Thomas — president of OPSEU — calling for…
President Thomas takes to the radio waves to talk cannabis and alcohol
OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas appeared on CP24’s Live at Noon on January 3 to discuss recent police reports that…
LCBO thefts surge in Toronto, often as staff stand and watch. ‘They’re literally just walking away’
The sobering numbers look like this: more than 9,000 thefts at LCBO outlets in Toronto in the past four-and-a-half years…
Thomas: as haze clears on ‘half-baked’ cannabis plan, it’s time for sober second thought
Toronto – As the outcry grows against Doug Ford’s leaked plan to privatize the sale of cannabis, OPSEU President Warren…
With privatization of cannabis, criminal element has scored with Ford
Toronto – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is expressing outrage over media reports that Premier Doug Ford will allow cannabis…
Ontario’s Doug Ford orders hiring freeze for public servants
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have put the public service on a hiring freeze and are halting all discretionary government spending until…
Thomas to Ford: ‘You won’t buy votes with alcohol’
Toronto – The President of the union representing Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) workers says it’s outrageous Progressive Conservative…
Grey County councillors flooded with hundreds of calls to save Grey Gables
Markdale – OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas is urging Grey County councillors to listen to the huge number of their…
Algonquin College took $6.2M hit on failed Saudi campus
Algonquin College's failed, men-only college in Saudi Arabia has lost $6.2 million in both operating losses and costs associated with exiting…
