Staff at the Northern School of Medicine could be walking off the job after voting 97 per cent in favour of a strike.
If contract negotiations fail, 150 clerical, administrative and technical staff in Sudbury and Thunder Bay could walk off the job Aug.16. Outstanding issues include overtime, workloads, job classifications and sick leave.
"We are not here to negotiate a strike; we are here to negotiate an agreement that our members can accept," said OPSEU Local 677 bargaining team chair Tyler England in a media release. "The results of this vote sent a clear message to the employer that our members stand behind their negotiating team."
The group meets with management again Aug.11.
