Striking liquor store workers voted Sunday to ratify an agreement on a new contract between the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) and their union. The ratification means the first-ever strike at the provincial Crown corporation will officially end after midnight Monday — just over two weeks after it began. The LCBO says it plans to reopen all closed stores …
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When Ashley Hickey’s 7-year-old son Alex was diagnosed with celiac disease last month, she knew she had to overhaul the family’s entire diet to become a gluten-free household. Celiac disease is a genetic autoimmune disease that causes people to become ill when they eat wheat, rye, or barley. As a celiac herself, Hickey is familiar with the risk of cross-contamination …
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A tentative agreement reached Friday between the LCBO and the union representing workers was suspended the same day as return-to-work talks continued amid the first strike in the company’s history. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union, which represents about 9,000 liquor store workers, has demanded that management sign a return-to-work protocol. The LCBO, which operates more than 680 stores, has …
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