Beer Can Boycott Expands Across Ontario Today

TORONTO, March 28, 2015 /CNW/ - Demonstrations are being held today at Beer Store and LCBO outlets across Ontario as part of a province-wide boycott of beer cans produced by a union-busting American corporation.

The beer can boycott, endorsed by the Ontario Federation of Labour, supports Toronto factory workers forced on strike in 2013 by U.S.-based Crown Holdings.

Consumers are being urged to buy their beer in bottles, not cans manufactured by union-busting multinational Crown Holdings, one of the world's largest beer can manufacturers.

WHO:	Members and supporters of United Steelworkers Local 9176 on strike against beer can manufacturer Crown Holdings.
WHAT:	Demonstrations promoting Ontario-wide beer can boycott.
WHERE:	Beer Store and LCBO outlets across Ontario.
WHEN:	Today, 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.

* INTERVIEW AND PHOTO OPS AT THESE GTA LOCATIONS:               

• Downtown, 41 Mill Street (spokesperson Joe Drexler, 416-434-7907)
• Toronto East, 1177 Danforth Avenue (Danforth and Greenwood) (spokesperson Steve McHugh, 647-236-3650)
• Toronto West, 529 Oakwood Avenue (spokesperson Bob Lapchuk, 416-550-2363)
• Woodbridge: 7850 Weston Road (Weston Rd. & Highway 7) (spokesperson John Beechey, 416-737-9621)

For more details, videos, photos and radio ads, see www.bottlesnotcans.ca.

SOURCE United Steelworkers (USW)

Joe Drexler, USW Strategic Campaigns, 416-544-6009, 416-434-7907, [email protected]; Alexandra Eshelman, USW Strategic Campaigns, 416-570-9984, [email protected]; Lawrence Hay, USW Staff Representative, 416-737-9621, [email protected]; Bob Gallagher, USW Communications, 416-544-5966, 416-434-2221, [email protected]