All CUPE locals in wage talks with province vote overwhelmingly to strike
CBC
All 10 CUPE locals who were in wage talks with the province have voted in favour of a strike.
Results for the final two votes were announced by CUPE officials in a news briefing on Tuesday morning.
Local 5026, which represents francophone community college workers, and Local 1190, general labour and trades, both voted 96 per cent in favour of strike action.
The ten locals represent approximately 22,000 workers around the province.
Nearly every one of the locals voted overwhelmingly for a strike. Percentages ranged from 83 to 98 across the 10 groups.
Steve Drost, the president of CUPE New Brunswick, said the average was 94 per cent. He said the results send a clear message to government and Premier Blaine Higgs.
"So, Mr. Higgs, you've got 10 locals that have taken very, very strong strike mandates. Let's not go down that road. Don't force us down that road, but our members have given us a very, very clear, strong message."
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