Union representing Ontario correctional workers applies for no board report

The union that represents six-thousand Ontario correctional workers has applied for a no-board report from the Ministry of Labour.

Workers represented by OPSEU voted last week to reject an earlier tentative agreement and there have been new talks involving a conciliator.

The union says that following the no board report, a legal strike or lockout deadline could come as soon as early January.

The government says it's disappointed the union has asked for the report, but adds it remains committed to reaching a negotiated settlement.