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Workers at Molson Brewery have voted by 87 per cent to strike after rejecting the employer’s latest offer by 52 per cent, the Teamsters union announced Sunday.

The workers are dissatisfied with what the employer is offering on salaries, pensions, collective insurance and outsourcing, said Stéphane Lacroix, director of communications and public affairs for the Teamsters, which represents 550 workers at the brewery on Notre-Dame St. E.

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Lacroix would not provide any details on the offers or demands.

Out of the 550 union members, 369 attended the meeting, he said.

Even though the workers are now in a position to strike, Lacroix said the union hopes to avoid a work stoppage.

“The goal is not to have a strike. The goal is to get back to the negotiating table,” he said.