A new offer for workers who walked off their jobs with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment was approved in a Saturday morning vote, ending an eight-day strike by about 600 employees at the Air Canada Centre and two nearby restaurants.

A union source said workers voted 75 per cent in favour of the new deal, hammered out between MLSE and the Teamsters Union Local 847 on Friday. The terms of the new offer haven’t been released.

The picket line went up on Dec. 13 after employees at the ACC and the Real Sports and E11even restaurants voted 82 per cent against a company offer that would have raised wages by 1 per cent next year and 1.5 per cent the following year.

Both restaurants closed down for the duration of the strike, during some of the busiest days of the year. MLSE brought in workers from other facilities to carry on operations at the ACC. NHL hockey, Raptors games and concerts went ahead as planned.

An MLSE statement Saturday afternoon said Real Sports will reopen Sunday and E11even on Monday.

MLSE chief legal and development officer Peter Miller said the company appreciates the union’s willingness to “work together towards a quick resolution,” according to the statement.

“At this time of year it was especially important to get our employees back to work quickly,” he said.

The strike included workers who convert the arena from a basketball court for the Raptors to an ice rink for the Maple Leafs and ACC housekeeping staff.

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