Anyone who stopped by the Liquor Mart in Dauphin, July 19, looking for an adult beverage instead found Manitoba Government Employees Union members who are employed at the Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries facility on the picket line.

The local workers joined 1,400 of their peers in a one-day strike to draw attention to the fact the union has been without a contract since last March.

MGEU president Kyle Ross says the union is pushing for a fair and reasonable deal, including a 3.3 per cent wage increase, to provide frontline workers with fair compensation to keep up with inflation.

Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries said in a statement that negotiations were to resume later in the week, and that it remains committed to reaching a fair collective agreement.