The workers had voted 96% and 94% in favour of striking during two strike votes held earlier this year, after being 2 years with no contract.
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The workers have been without a contract for 3 years.
Nursing workers employed by Carewest have been without a contract for almost 2.5 years, and the employer is proposing 2 years of wage freezes, after 3 years of freezes in the last contract.
These workers have been without a contract since last year.
The Fort Saskatchewan workers have been without a contract for 3.5 years.
They also voted 97% to reject the latest offer made by the employer.
After 14 information and votings sessions, Telus workers vote 97% in favour of giving their bargaining committee a strike mandate to use in negotiations.
Alberta doctors recently voted in favour of a new agreement with Alberta Health, which will see funding increases that will be insufficient for addressing inflationary pressure.
After over 2 years without a contract and many months of bargaining, auxiliary nursing care workers with Covenant Health have won wage increases until 2024, although they’re less than they hoped for.