A strike by thousands of LCBO workers will continue and the tentative deal with their employer is on hold, the union says, because the LCBO is refusing to sign a return-to-work agreement.
As part of the tentative deal reached with the LCBO, the union put forward a return-to-work protocol that would see workers return to the job on Monday, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) said at a news conference Friday afternoon.
However, the LCBO is “now refusing” to sign the protocol, union representative Katie Arnup said.
“A return-to-work protocol is necessary for workers to go back to work in the event of a strike,” she said. “Without that document signed, we do not have a deal. The strike continues.”
Union leaders were supposed to hold a live news conference but instead spoke for just under two minutes and took no questions from reporters.
More to come.