TORONTO — The LCBO and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) representing 10,000 of its employees reached a tentative agreement Saturday, bringing an end to the two-week strike that began on July 5.
The tentative agreement was put on hold Friday after both sides accused one another of bargaining in bad faith. However, both sides have now signed the return-to-work protocol. Employees returned to work yesterday, with stores opening to public today.
The agreement includes an eight per cent wage increase over three years, the conversion of about 1,000 casual employees to permanent part-time positions and no store closures during the term of the agreement.
“This tentative deal protects good jobs in every community and the public revenues generated by the LCBO,” says Colleen MacLeod, Chair of the bargaining team. “The workers have made it clear to Ontarians that Doug Ford’s alcohol-everywhere plan directly threatened jobs and public revenues. While this round of bargaining isn’t over until the deal is ratified, I’m incredibly proud of the workers and the stand they’ve taken.”
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