Media Advisory - OPSEU LCBO members to hold local "Keep It Public" information pickets in Meaford and Thornbury

LCBO: keep it public (CNW Group/Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU))

OWEN SOUND, ON, Dec. 10, 2018 /CNW/ - LCBO workers will be holding information pickets at LCBO locations in Meaford and Thornbury today to give shoppers the chance to tell government to keep the LCBO public.

By visiting www.keepitpublic.ca, people can send an email to their MPP and Premier Doug Ford urging them to keep the LCBO public.

The LCBO has a long, successful history of selling alcohol responsibly while returning billions in profits to public coffers. Recent public opinion research shows that Ontarians are 12 times more likely to say the LCBO does a better job than private retailers at keeping alcohol out of the hands of kids.

What:	"Keep it Public" Information Pickets
When and Where:	Meaford LCBO at 31 Nelson St. from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm on Dec. 10
	Thornbury LCBO at 43 Arthur St. from 3 pm to 5 pm on Dec. 10

SOURCE Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)

OPSEU Local 284 President Jennifer Svensson: 226-224-2117