The city says that it has asked the province to appoint a conciliator to assist in negotiations with a union representing thousands of its outside workers.
Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, who is the chair of the city’s collective bargaining subcommittee, said in a statement that the request was made in December after CUPE Local 416 “issued dates for a strike vote in January.”
“The city’s objective is to reach agreements that are fair to our employees and affordable for our residents and businesses,” Minnan-Wong said. The union has been without a contract since Dec. 31 but the city says that negotiations have actually been ongoing for the last three months with the two sides already having reached agreement on “a number of items.”
The update said that the city had proposed “concessions” and “two-tier contract provisions” which would “adversely impact and create division among the membership.”
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