Union serves strike notice for 5,000 Edmonton city workers, 950 library staff

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Civic Service Union 52 said it served a strike notice to the City of Edmonton and to the Edmonton Public Library on Monday. Picket lines are expected to form Thursday morning.Officials with Civic Service Union 52 served strike notice to the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Public Library on Monday. Around 5,000 city workers in Edmonton are preparing to walk off the job Thursday weeks after negotiations with the city reached an impasse.

"We are prepared to respond to the labour disruption, and contingency plans are in place to minimize service disruptions." He said members have felt repeatedly insulted by the city's unwillingness to budge at the bargaining table."It's frustrating and insulting to my membership," Chudyk said in an interview Monday.

Coun. Tim Cartmell posted a statement to social media Monday saying council had been following the advice of the negotiation team to date.

 

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