Caesars Windsor workers ratify 3-year deal, ending 60-day strike
Caesars Windsor Hotel and Casino on June 17, 2016 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Raymond Boyd/Getty ImagesWINDSOR, Ont. — Caesars Windsor says the casino resort will reopen on Thursday now that striking workers have agreed to a new contract.
Spokeswoman Susanne Tomkins says workers approved a new contract in voting Monday in Windsor, Ont.
READ MORE: Caesars Windsor casino workers reject second tentative agreement: union
Unifor Local 444 says the three-year agreement was ratified by 75 per cent of members, ending the 60-day strike.
Concerts were postponed and hotel reservations cancelled after about 2,300 employees — including dealers, cooks, housekeepers and janitors — walked off the job in early April.
Issues in the labour dispute included wages and working conditions.
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