Talks had been ongoing for months
Members of the Canadian Union of Brewery and General Workers (CUBGW) have gone on strike after failing to agree to a new deal with Molson Coors.
Both sides were at the bargaining table for months trying to negotiate a new collective agreement.
"Our members were willing to negotiate but the employer wasn't interested. The employer wanted everything gone. The workers couldn't do that," said Larry Brown, National Union of Public and General Employees (NUPGE) president. CUBGW is affiliated with NUPGE.
Despite being in a strike position as of Jan. 9, the union gave the employer a last chance to come back with an improved package of proposals. The employer refused to budge, according to the union.
