Some 27,000 City of Toronto inside workers could walk off the job next week if their union can’t reach a deal with the city.
CUPE Local 79 members include recreation staff, personal support workers, child-care workers and others.
The union has said that it is prepared to strike at 12:01 a.m. Monday if no deal is reached by then. A work stoppage would shutter 39 city-run daycares and result in the cancellation of March break camps as well as other activities that are held at city facilities.
The city says it has offered the workers a nearly 15 per cent general wage increase over the next four years. The union has said that nobody at the city should make minimum wage, including part-time recreation staff, and that wages must keep up with inflation.
It’s not clear how long a strike might drag on for.
CP24 wants to know how you would be affected if the workers go on strike. Are you counting on city-run March Break camps next week? Are you making alternative childcare arrangements in anticipation of a possible closure of some childcare centres? Are you considering taking time off work to be able to care for your children?
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-With files from Alex Arsenych.
