WINNIPEG – Unionized Liquor Mart employees in Manitoba will cast their ballots in a strike vote Nov. 27 to Dec. 2 — making a Christmas strike possible.
The Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union members rejected a tentative agreement with Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries on Monday.
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Further bargaining is scheduled for Nov. 26 and the union has scheduled a strike vote to start the next day.
The 820 employees from Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries’ retail stores, head office and distribution centre are seeking a new contract.
The employer has offered “a modest wage increase” in exchange for contract concessions, the union said in a news release.
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