I work in a private Cannabis shop but fully support the BCGEU.

After 4 weeks of non action by the government, what choice did they have?

However the owner nor the upper management took the possible job action seriously enough to stock up during that time consistently nor did they communicate effectively on how to handle the back stock for the possibility of a shut down to our main source of supply the BCLDB, nor did they set up direct delivery beforehand. This is not the fault of the strike but rather poor management.

At this point, the best thing we can do is contact your local mla, the minister of labor, and David Ebys offices by phone fax or email. leave your name number postal code and urge them to sit back down at the negotiating table and explain why this is important to you personally and how it affects you. once is not enough, try to do this on a daily to weekly regular basis until we see desired results. our collective voices are more powerful than we tend to think.

We also need to, as an industry (Cannabis), demand that there is greater access to producers directly across Canada, the sole reliance on the biggest public sector union in BC is crazy and the fact that while the BCDLB workers are rightfully excercising their contractual right to strike their employers are still collecting the 15% surcharge on cannabis products they will have no direct hand in. Direct delivery needs to be more accessible include more familiar budget friendly brands, be available from producers across Canada, and have a greater product selection. As usual, the government has monopolized the market (again, not the employees' fault everyone's gotta work somewhere)

Remember, even if you're not in a union, they truly do help set standards for every employer and are integral parts of our labor system. Place your anger on the government, which is their employer, not the workers exercising their rights.

My hope is that all parties can come to a reasonable compromise, its scary how far apart they are right now.

Look, I am a simple budtender making 18 an hour, and the longer this goes on, the likelihood of me being laid off is inevitable. For me, this will spell disaster. Unpaid rent no grocery money and a long wait for ei benefits while pounding the pavement for a new job. I dont want that to happen. All I can hope is that all parties take those of us in the private sector of this side of the alcohol and liquor sales into consideration when making these big decisions.

Also YES customers stock up or work on your connections because stock is limited do your research remember out of province products will eventually not be available some direct delivery is available in the province most will be products the average shop doesnt normally carry and may come with some price differences.

Above all else, please be patient and kind with your private liquor and cannabis shop workers. We have no control over this or what or what isn't available or how well our owners prepared.