lcbo strike over: stores across ontario to open tuesday
plans to end two-week strike back on after employer, union sign off on return-to-work protocol saturday
jul 22 2024
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striking employees from brantford lcbo stores picket outside brantford-brant mpp will bouma's office on july 18, 2024 in brantford. workers will be back on the job on monday with stores expected to reopen across the province tuesday after a deal was reached.
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ontario’s main liquor retailer says plans to end a two-week strike by about 10,000 staff are back on after both the employer and the union representing its workers signed off on a return-to-work protocol saturday morning.
the liquor control board of ontario says the workers represented by the ontario public service employees union will be back on the job on monday, with stores across the province set to reopen on tuesday.
the announcement comes after the lcbo announced it had reached a tentative agreement with opseu on friday morning, but the strike continued after the union said the employer refused to sign a return-to-work protocol.
both parties accused each other of acting in bad faith, with the lcbo saying the union had introduced new monetary demands.
but the lcbo issued a statement on saturday confirming the strike that began on july 5 would be ending as previously announced.
it says the return-to-work protocol signed by both parties does not include any new monetary items.
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