Unionized shipyard workers vote to give bargaining committee strike mandate
HALIFAX — Hundreds of unionized workers at the Halifax Shipyard have voted overwhelmingly to give their bargaining committee a strike mandate.
A statement from Unifor Local 1 says about 700 of the 800 employees in the union met Sunday to vote on concessions proposed by the company, with an overwhelming majority voting in favour of a strike.
“After a healthy discussion, a strike vote was held, which resulted in a decisively strong mandate for the committee at more than 99 per cent,” the union said in a statement.
“The bargaining team remains optimistic that the conciliator will be able to convince the employer that a confrontational and concessionary approach is not the best way to reach a tentative agreement.”