LCBO confirms strike over, stores to reopen Tuesday [Video]

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) and the union representing 10,000 of its workers reached a tentative agreement Saturday, clearing the way for stores to open Tuesday.

Movement on the tentative agreements comes a day after a deal between the LCBO and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) was put on hold Friday after both sides accused one another of bad-faith bargaining.

Both sides have now signed off the return-to-work protocol and reopening plans were back underway, the LCBO said in a statement Saturday.

“We look forward to welcoming our 10,000 unionized employees back to work on Monday and opening our stores to shoppers on Tuesday,” the LCBO said.

Voting on the tentative deal is set to begin on Saturday. While employees will be returning to work on Monday, stores won’t be open to the public until Tuesday.

OPSEU released a statement on Saturday morning, saying they welcomed …