Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Sarah Smellie
Publication Date: March 14, 2025 - 14:52
Opening interprovincial beer sales would be ‘huge blow’ to Newfoundland jobs: unions
March 14, 2025
As Canada vows to knock down internal trade barriers, unions representing workers at two large breweries in Newfoundland say easy beer sales between provinces would put local jobs at risk.James Farrell with FFAW-Unifor says without rules protecting locally produced beer at Newfoundland and Labrador liquor stores, he fears Molson Coors would shut down its brewery in St. John's, N.L.
A closure of the entire business would mean job losses for 9,364 employees the company has in Canada across its Hudson's Bay stores, as well as three Saks Fifth Avenue stores and 13 Saks Off 5th locations it owns through a licensing agreement.
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