The L-C-B-O is asking the union representing about 10-thousand of its workers to agree to a third-party mediator joining their bargaining negotiations as a strike looms.
The L-C-B-O made the request in a letter to the Ontario Public Service Employees Union yesterday.
It comes a day after 97 per cent of L-C-B-O participating employees voted in favour of a mandate to walk off the job.
The union requested a no-board report from the Ontario Ministry of Labour on June 13th, which would set a 17-day countdown to a legal strike once granted.
CANADIAN PRESS