NDP MPPs are calling for workers to be put first as the provincial government moves to phase out the Beer Store\u2019s Master Agreement \u2013 a move set to impact thousands of unionized workers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith the jobs of thousands of unionized workers on the line, we need to ensure the transition is done in a way that doesn\u2019t leave anyone behind,\u201d said Jamie West (Sudbury), Official Opposition NDP Labour critic. \u201cBeer Store workers are specially trained and manage important recycling and processing services that should continue with their expertise. Based on this government\u2019s track record, how can we trust them to get this right?\u201d<\/p>\n
The Beer Store\u2019s Master Framework agreement was created in 2015 and is set to expire at the end of 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cFord has a pattern of not listening to anyone except for wealthy insiders when he makes decisions, and workers always seem to be an afterthought,\u201d said Terence Kernaghan (London North Centre), NDP critic for Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen this happen again and again as he backtracks on important decisions \u2013 Beer Store workers deserve transparency and certainty about their future, and a guarantee of good jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere will be unique impacts to rural regions and Northern Ontario, where bottle and can returns are centralized through Beer Store services,\u201d said West. \u201cWe need to make sure there is a plan in place so Northerners are not left behind again by this government.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s public announcement, which won\u2019t be effective for more than two years, comes at the end of a chaotic year in which Ontario\u2019s corrupt Conservatives reversed many of their major policy announcements; saw the loss of four cabinet ministers; received blistering reports from the Auditor General, Integrity Commissioner and Ombudsman; and find themselves under criminal investigation by the RCMP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NDP MPPs are calling for workers to be put first as the provincial government moves to phase out the Beer Store\u2019s Master Agreement \u2013 a move set to impact thousands of unionized workers. \u201cWith the jobs of thousands of unionized workers on the line, we need to ensure the transition is done in a way …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[216],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editorials"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-28 21:27:15","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64229"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64229\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64230,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64229\/revisions\/64230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}