LCBO deal ratified, stores will reopen Tuesday after strike [Video]

The LCBO says stores will reopen Tuesday after the union representing 10,000 of its workers ratified a new deal with the liquor retailer on Sunday to end the strike that had closed its stores for two weeks.

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario confirmed the ratification in a news release Sunday, saying the strike will officially end at 12:01 a.m. on Monday and stores will be ready to serve customers the next day.

LCBO workers represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union voted in favour of the three-year collective agreement, OPSEU said in a press release Sunday.

“We went on strike to protect good jobs and public revenues, and to win more permanent jobs with benefits and guaranteed hours,” said Colleen MacLeod, chair of the OPSEU bargaining team, in the press release. “Our members stood strong. They held strong lines, they talked to their communities — and they won.”