WINDSOR, Ont. – A tentative contract agreement was reached late Tuesday to avert a strike at Caesars Windsor.
About 2,300 casino workers at the hotel-casino – including dealers, cooks, housekeepers and janitors – were poised to hit the picket line at midnight had a deal not been reached.
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No specifics about the tentative deal have been released.
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James Stewart, the president of Unifor Local 444, says the agreement was reached just minutes before the deadline.
He says a ratification vote is expected to be held on Friday.
The workers had voted more than 98 per cent last month in favour of a strike mandate to support their demands.
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