Just in time for the long holiday weekend, a strike has been averted at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. The LCBO and the union representing its 67-hundred employees reached a tentative deal just hours before a midnight deadline. No details will be released until after a ratification vote by the workers. The union had complained during talks that too many employees are restricted to part-time work, with some getting only two-hours a day. Warren (Smokey) Thomas, the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, says neither side got all they wanted during what he terms tough negotiations. But Thomas said the bargaining team is satisfied with the tentative contract. The prospect of a walkout led to uncertainty on whether Ontarians would be able to buy alcoholic beverages for the Victoria Day long weekend. LCBO spokeswoman Heather McGregor says sales leading up to the strike deadline were brisk.

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