Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union forestry division's national president Jane Calvert confirmed on Friday her members were on standby for an imminent return after lifting its notice of industrial action which led to the lockout in late April.

The union spent Friday seeking legal advice on its next move in the bitter dispute which has split the workforce and the town.

“We will put another call out to the company over the weekend to get the mill running,” Ms Calvert said.

“The workers will turn up with their boots and hi-vis at 10am on Monday ready to go.

“A vote is going to take place next Friday, Saturday, people want to and are ready to go back to work and for the life of me I can't see why the company wouldn't.

“The question for now is to get that mill running and getting wages flowing through the community.”

CHH management was again contacted for comment.

A second vote on the wage deal which CHH has refused to buckle on will be held next Friday and Saturday.

Spokesman for the non-union aligned mill employees, Enzo D’Andrea, said he was unaware of the union's move to be ready for work on Monday.

“Have they accepted the company offer so they can return to work?” he queried.

Non-union worker Joshua Robb said the unions wanted to make Carter Holt Harvey look bad ever since they withdrew their notice of industrial action.

He said the unions were told in a Fair Work Commission hearing on Wednesday that the company would not end the lockout until their enterprise agreement was accepted.

He said in seeking an end to the lockout on Friday the unions were discrediting the company.

“They're trying to put a spin on it to make themselves look better in this,” he said.

“I can't see the gates opening up before a vote.”

Mr D'Andrea's group of 56 non-union members have always stated they would accept the new enterprise agreement on the table.

Mr Robb said they welcomed the offer, which included a 2 per cent pay rise annually over three years.

“We didn't want to walk off the job,” he said.

Concerned community and business owners have been urged to attend a town meeting to discuss the lockout impasse at Myrtleford on Monday.

The meeting will be held at McNamara Reserve from 7pm and will be chaired by Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy.

“This is not about trying to resolve the dispute as such,” he said.

“It is about getting the town to realise how important a 'yes' vote is next week rather than playing the blame game.

“It's a public meeting and everyone is invited.”