Fighting Privatization

British Columbia’s Supreme Court rules against a doctor who contended that restricting private for profit health care violates the Charter. To learn more, read this article by the National Union of Public and General Employees: https://nupge.ca/content/court-delivers-major-blow-profit-health-care

You can find pandemic heroes in all sorts of places, including in our LCBO stores. When the LCBO was declared an essential service, workers answered the call and kept stores, warehouses, and distribution centres open. Here’s to each and every one of you. Responsible. Reliable. Accountable. Dependable. Let’s Keep it Public.

In a Toronto Sun article today, OPSEU President Warren (Smokey) Thomas says there are no reasons other than corporate greed and desires of privatization for LCBO stores in the province to continue closing on Mondays. Since the pandemic began, sales are up significantly and the LCBO profit margins are higher with a six rather than……