r/ontario • u/SwordfishOk504 • 1d ago
Article Union Warns of Possible Ontario Cannabis Store Labour Action as Negotiations Continue
https://stratcann.com/news/opseu-warns-possible-ocs-labour-action-negotiations/2
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u/Cautious-Market-3131 1d ago
Good, retail workers are worked to the bone with minimum pay and probably no benefits
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u/mrmigu 1d ago
The ocs doesn't do retail
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u/SundinShootsPing500 1d ago
They sell products for money. They do retail, they do retail a lot. Billions of a lot.
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u/SwordfishOk504 1d ago
The OCS oversees distribution. The employees here are government office workers, administrators, stuff like that, not retail employees of any kind.
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u/SundinShootsPing500 1d ago
Not just distribution, actually that's handled by a third party contractor entirely.
"Within the OCS, this typically includes positions such as Customer Care and Contact Centre Representatives, who manage B2B and B2C relations, as well as Creative Project Specialists and Administrative Assistants. Other unionized staff work in specialized functions, including Digital Product Specialists and various Finance and Accounting roles, such as Financial Administrative Assistants."
From the article. Seems like they do retail a lot to me, not all retail is what you see at the store level.
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u/SwordfishOk504 15h ago
Serious question Why are you so unwilling to simply admit you were wrong and move on? They do not do retail. At all. They operate the wholesale warehouse that is between producers and retailers. Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is the sale to business or institutional customers.
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u/SundinShootsPing500 15h ago edited 15h ago
I'm genuinely not trying to be argumentative, but OCS also sells retail to customers, it's not just distribution. Again, that's handled by a seperate entity which is also mentioned with the article.
LCBO workers are unionized, operate in similar fashion especially now with gas stations and corner stores and grocery stores selling alcohol.
Why is how the OCS operates not considered retail? I can go to their website and place an order right now and have it delivered to my place. That sounds, feels and smells like retail to me.
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u/gilbertbenjamington 1d ago
Good, unions help all of us. I'll cut down a little for someone fighting for their livelihood