Toronto city workers union requests no board report
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The union representing about 30,000 City of Toronto workers has officially requested a no board report, moving continuing negotiations with the city one step closer to a potential strike or lockout deadline.
CUPE Local 79 said in a news release Friday that workers' wages have stagnated, and staffing vacancies and mismanagement are taking a toll on employees.
"City workers have had enough," Local 79 President Nas Yadollahi said in the release. "After years of being overworked, understaffed, and underpaid, we refuse to accept a deal that keeps us falling further behind."
Last month, over 90 per cent of CUPE Local 79 workers voted in favour of a strike mandate, the union said.
CUPE Local 79 members are involved in a range of city services, including public health, ambulance dispatch, child care, shelters, recreation programming and long-term care.
A no board report signals that negotiations are at an impasse. Should the Ministry of Labour grant the union's request, CUPE Local 79 would be in a strike or lockout position within 17 days.
CBC Toronto requested comment from the city Friday morning, but did not immediately receive a response.
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