Some BC Cannabis Store staffers will be working solo for the first time since legalization, following a provincial policy change that is raising safety concerns for the union that represents store employees.
The BC Liquor Distribution Branch has changed its policy to allow for solo shifts for BC Cannabis Store workers effective this month.
According to the BC General Employees' Union, BC Cannabis Store workers have not worked solo shifts since cannabis was legalized in 2018.
"BCGEU members are deeply concerned about the risk this policy change poses to their safety and about possible loss of work," BCGEU vice-president Kusum Doal told Castanet.
Doal said BCGEU members are monitoring how the employer implements the new policy and the union would challenge any improper, illegal or unsafe practices.
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