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Outstanding issues include wages, hours of work, sick leave, pensions, shift premiums and LTD benefits.
Halifax (5 March 2010) - Members of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU/NUPGE) who are employed in the union's laundry services bargaining unit (Local 24) by Crothall Services Canada have voted 93% in favour of striking if necessary to reach a fair contract settlement.
The union says several key issues remain unresolved including wages, guaranteed hours of work, improved sick leave entitlement, establishing a pension plan, shift and weekend
premiums and better cost sharing of benefits and long-term disability (LTD) benefits.
"The Union is taking all the preparatory steps for a potential strike. We have appointed NSGEU organizing officer Lori Smith to serve as the strike coordinator. She will train the picket captains and we are in the process of securing a location for the strike headquarters," the union says in an update posted on its website.
"We are hopeful that a strike can be avoided, and that your employer will recognize the vital role Local 24 employees play in the functioning of a safe and healthy hospital and provide our members with the respect and compensation they are entitled to."
Conciliation dates are set for March 23-24.
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