City of Brampton workers could strike if no deal reached: union
CBC
City of Brampton workers have overwhelmingly voted in favour of going on strike if no deal is reached with their employer, a union representing the workers said Tuesday.
Negotiations are ongoing between the city and some 1,200 full-time and part-time workers represented by The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 831, after the union's collective agreement expired on March 31.
About 97 per cent of the union's members voted Monday in favour of walking off the job if an agreement is not reached, CUPE told CBC Toronto in an email. The union is back at the bargaining table Tuesday morning.
"[The union is] still negotiating with the city in the meantime to achieve a fair deal that treats CUPE 831 members similar to other city staff and values and respects the contributions workers make to residents of Brampton on a daily basis," Fabio Gazzola, president of the local union, told CBC Toronto on Tuesday.
More to come.