LCBO says strike will end Monday; union to hold ratification vote

After warnings that nan tentative statement reached yesterday betwixt nan LCBO and nan national representing its workers mightiness collapse, some sides are now saying they person signed disconnected connected a return-to-work protocol.

Early connected Friday afternoon, some nan Ontario Public Service Employees Union and nan LCBO said they had reached an statement to bring much than 9,000 workers backmost to nan beforehand lines and reopen liquor stores crossed Ontario aft a lengthy stalemate.

The Crown agency said if nan woody is ratified by national members, nan onslaught would extremity astatine 12:01 a.m. connected July 22, and stores would unfastened nan adjacent day.

Later successful nan afternoon, however, nan 2 sides suggested nan tentative statement — which would still request to beryllium accepted by workers — was successful threat of collapse.

Both sides went from celebrating nan statement aft weeks of deadlock to accusing each different of acting successful bad faith.

The national alleged that nan LCBO had not signed a return-to-work protocol and could not work together to a woody without that.

But now it seems some sides person simmered down, announcing early Saturday greeting that they person signed disconnected connected a return-to-work protocol that does not see immoderate caller monetary items.

In nan statement, nan Crown agency said that each unionized labor would return to activity connected Monday, July 22 and stores would beryllium unfastened to shoppers connected Tuesday, July 23 pending ratification.

In an online connection Saturday, nan national said it had reached a “tentative colony that is simply a triumph for workers and Ontarians.”

The national reported that a ballot to ratify nan woody will hap complete nan weekend.

“This tentative woody protects bully jobs successful each organization and nan nationalist revenues generated by nan LCBO,” said Colleen MacLeod, chair of nan union’s bargaining team. “The workers person made it clear to Ontarians that Doug Ford’s alcohol-everywhere scheme straight threatened jobs and nationalist revenues. While this information of bargaining isn’t complete until nan woody is ratified, I’m incredibly proud of nan workers and nan guidelines they’ve taken.”

With files from Global News’ Isaac Callan, Aaron D’Andrea & Colin D’Mello