LCBO workers hold rally in downtown Toronto
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- A rally in support of striking LCBO workers is set to meet at Yonge and Bloor today as the strike continues into its second day.
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Sorry, usually support the workers in these things, but it's 2024 now and having a government monopoly on liquor sales is just ridiculous at this point. Break it up already.
Because it's 2024? What a weak argument.
A monoploly is also illegal if you go back in time.
@@a.c.e.7568 Only for the private sector. Rules for thee but not me kind of deal.
I would like to be agree with them , but l can't, LCBO is an idea that should have been long gone , welcoming open competition then prices may eventually come down . P.S. there are no job guarantees.
Turn lcbos into homeless shelters
Well said
FUCK YEA.
Or put more funding into Addictions and mental health services?? Offer subsidized housing or affordable rent? How about, hire more physicians, general practitioners? I know, cater to only the few who are very wealthy and give them more opportunity to make more money, that's it, that's a great idea....dumb
Sorry boys, shelve stockers dont need 30 an hour and government benefits, canadians dont need the tax we're forced to pay, and the country needs to catch up to the rest of the planet and ditch this model
Sure honey. If you were offered a job at the LCBO, you would take it on a heartbeat.
Your bitterness is obvious and transparent.
70% of LCBO employees are casuals with no guarantee of hours, no benefits, and no job security! They start off at 17.57/hr and have to work a hour grid to move to the next step to get a raise. So no! They dont all make $30/hr with benefits!
Privatize. AT LEAST sell LCBO stores as franchises.
For what? No one would be able to afford investing into an LCBO franchise. Ideas for only the very wealthy to prevail and make more money while people are struggling to pay rent. Very bad idea to let Doug Ford give away the LCBO to lobby buddies.
@@cameronpardy1793 For what? It's a cash cow. An initial investment/downpayment is paid to franchisor by the franchisee. The loan is repaid, which would easy. Limits could be placed on the number of franchises owned by one person corporation so that we don't replace one monopoly for another.
@@cameronpardy1793 For what??? Franchises would be a cash cow. How about competition? A limit could be put on the number of franchises owned by an individual or corporation so that a GOVERNMENT monopoly isn't switched out for a private monopoly.
Lcbo staff are ridiculously overpaid
In comparison to their private-sector peers.
@@shauncameron8390 agreed. The public sector needs to be trimmed down. Our tax dollars have been disrespected by Trudeau.
Mass immigration has FAILED Canada.
Actually, they are not over paid at all. 7000 casuals making minimum wage or a little higher, 3000 full time..has anyone here ever worked full time hour in a retail store before?? Avg bottle cost 30$ (750ml, 26 oz) and they generate over 2.5$ billion in profits to invest back into Ontario. That's a humongous transactions number! Plus, weekly loads of anywhere from 500-2500 cases. It's not an easy job. Also, there's a reason it's been that way for almost 100 years because it's run very successfully from top down.
If LCBO privatizes, it would starve our public service sectors which are fundamental to Ontario. Stop giving away great things so only your lobby buddies can prosper Doug Ford!!! BTW business 101...who in the right mind would lower the cost of alcohol in Ontario to compete when customers have been paying those prices all along...do we see gas costs ever go back to normal?? (50 cents/L) Wake up folks!
What are the pay scales at the LCBO? Just wondering. Why should they get paid any more than someone at Food Basics, No Frills, Loblaws. Independent Grocer...
Because they work for the government.
@@shauncameron8390 You're not going to tell me "overpaid and underworked". LOL
where are people buying alcohol? i still see drunk drivers on the road, or maybe they're just brampton drivers...
Beer store, literally any Walmart or superstore...
The alcohol prices are ridiculous over priced over taxed I hope lcbo never opens again . Let the alcohol be sold everywhere and cheaper.
It won't be cheaper!! What business owner would take a product that's been sold for a certain price forever and just go a head and lower the cost to be competitive?? Look at OCS, some of those products are way over priced and it's time to understand that no one will benefit from this except the extremely wealthy, again...dumb
Get rid of this monopoly and glorified cashiers
LCBO is always hiring and it is a great job! Definitely not glorified cashiers. Community members who work very hard and love their jobs. How are we going to pay for Health care, education and infrastructure if we don't have public assets coming in, oh right, raise taxes and I mean...everyone has a great paying job so they can afford that on top of sky rocket rent costs, grocery costs....wake up folks!!
We’ve been off the sauce for a few years…We drink Spring Water 💦 daily and get hammered doing so…Cheers!
The interview mentions theft, which is like the pot calling the kettle black. Do locations of the LCBO still tell their employees not to engage when the see theft happen?
Not that long ago news media ran stories about some thieves being bold enough to openly steal several bottles at a time on a regular basis.
Yes theft is a problem at the LCBO! So maybe Doug Ford can address how he is going to deal with it and keep employees safe when he opens up the alchohol market to all big box store chains and convience stores!
@@rachelbourne8842big difference. Union instructed members not to engage shoplifters. No union telling a convenience store owner not to engage a shoplifter. If I was a thief I would definitely be stealing from the LCBO.
@@rachelbourne8842nice try, union puppet. Steal from Costco??? Try it! They even check your grocery carts top to bottom, then verify the receipt. No one would get away with stealing booze there as Costco would never tell their employees to stand down.
First of all its not the union that instructs employees not to engage with shoplifters its the LCBO Crown Coporation!
@@CP-vm1sbunion puppet lol your assumptions are a joke! No retail employee should be putting their live at risk to engage with shoplifters especially for big box stores that pay them minimum wage.
Im honestly surprised that I don’t hear chants to stop the genocide
Just get rid of the LCBO all together! Long lines, moderate service. And Ontario liquor prices are among the highest in the country
in the world
NO!!!
@@MysteryStoryTeller good luck with the job hunt.
@@MysteryStoryTeller Make your own. I give as little as possible to the government
Please privatize the LCBO, it should have been done 30 years ago. Let the LCBO employees form a cooperative and compete in a free market.
But compete what?? Every province that has privatized a portion of the controlled alcohol sales, end up coming to the LCBO because there's no options/different selections. Also, where are we going to make up the public funds? Oh right, raise taxes. Wake up folks! Also, please let everyone know that LCBO is always hiring! It's a great job, better then working at a "convenience store" for minimum wage with no benefits/pensions or hours. Dumb and lazy decision
what a load of BS, get rid of the LCBO
How about we get rid of Doug Ford? So that everyone can prosper, not just cater to the rich. Also, employees at LCBO work really hard and take pride in their company. It's run very successfully. I think these politicians need to come up with other creative ways to generate funds for the province instead of being lazy and just cutting different sectors..very dumb decision!
If these people don’t want to work then hire people who do. Problem solved. They get paid very well with benefits for stocking shelves with booze.
I’ll drink to that!
Union "buy from our monopoly and money goes towards health care" lol the forgot about cancer and deaths caused by the alkohol they sell 😂
LCBO, where all the useless degrees go to get excellent pay with super generous benefits from the taxpayers $.
glorified cashiers.
They have the nerve to whine about job security when they kept their jobs 4 years ago while others were losing theirs repeatedly
The employees also risked their lives for the public when the pandemic was happening and people were ok with that then but now take the employment away from them? Wow, wake up folks!
1. this model is terrible for consumers, treat ontarians like adults and allow them access to alcohol when and where they want, 2. if we are that reliant on LCBO for provincial revenues we have a bigger fucken problem, i think we can afford to dissolve the lcbo
Lame excuses on her part.
look at Saskatchewan.
Ontario must be the only place left in 2024 that has this 100 yr old system of govt stores to sell booze. Time to get into the times with the rest of Canada.
To the union: stop with the lies and desperation tactics. We aren’t stupid.
Just say Doug Ford is giving all the money from LCBO to his “developer buddies”, They’ll shut them all down by tomorrow 😂😂
I have no sympathy for these people.
You should have empathy for these folks because they're human and work really hard at the LCBO. 70% of employees are Casuals with no guarantee of hour or severance. Also, have you ever worked full time retail before, not easy at all. Please support all workers!!
At 3:53, what is he/she/them/whatever trying to imply? Please share the stat of how many deaths have resulted from alcohol that was purchased from the LCBO. I have friends who have died from alcohol poisoning from alcohol that was purchased at the LCBO. What an idiot. Also, people walk into the LCBO with backpacks, load them up and leave without paying. LCBO employees are trained to do not do anything about it. This person is spewing pure nonsense and certainly is not worthy of our tax dollars.
Booze is really a big go in Ontario!
Union: selling liquor in the corner store will lead to an increase in shoplifting.
Union: we have instructed our members not to confront shoplifters.
LOL
Whoa, get the facts straight. The union only wants the members to be safe. So does the employer, this is a joint agreement in the safety of the employees and all employers/unions should have policy's in place to make sure safety is number 1 priority
@@cameronpardy1793 so why use it as a talking point when referring to non union employees in the private sector. Expressing their concern about what may happen if liquor sales are expanded to the private sector. It's disengenuous. If safety was a top priority this should have been addressed years ago, not at bargaining time as a talking point. This is the same tactic striking teachers use claiming it's for the students.
Privatize. Alberta generates more tax revenue on a per capita basis and they have a private system.
Ontario, the only place where you can buy some beer in the liquor store but you can't buy liquor at the beer store. Good riddance LCBO.
😅 just wanted to grab a couple beers. Now I can’t get any. No grocery store near me sells any and the Beer Store is too far away….thx, a-holes 🖕
The LCBO needs to go away, The Monopoly needs to end in Ontario.
1:35 you looked good girl alright!
We’re dont care about what that lesbian has to say.
Go Doug Ford, close the LCBO.
@@user-xd7ui1wf8hI 2nd that
NO. So you're saying it's okay for people to lose their jobs. That's not fair . And btw, I work for lcbo
@user-xd7ui1wf8h right close the lcbo for good. Union is driving up costs again. They say great customer service......hahaha what a joke. Hours of operation sucks, closed every holiday sucks, highest prices in the country sucks, putting the gun to the taxpayers head sucks.....overall the lcbo sucks. As far as losing jobs, well the same people at are crying about loosing jobs are the same people crying that 70% of employees for the lcbo are part time casual and that sucks, so essentially Doug Ford is doing you a big fat favor. As a card carrying Conservative.....your welcome
@MysteryStoryTeller well if Doug Ford does as promised, you should start training for a new job at a lower wage.
@@MysteryStoryTellerno, he's saying we want freedom & choice.
Not to be held hostage by union mafias & their mobsters every time they think they deserve more money or are in disagreement with the gov.