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Dear Members of Unifor Locals 111 & 2200,
Thank you for the strong support you showed in the recent strike vote.
With a 99.35 per cent strike mandate, your Joint Bargaining Committee has
registered the result with the Labour Relations Board.
The parties agreed to additional bargaining dates in the first week of June. We
were unable to reach an agreement, and the employer has since applied for
mediation. We have agreed to meet with mediator Trevor Sones on June 19
and 20, 2026.
Some members have asked why we have not filed 72-hour strike notice. This
is a deliberate decision, and it comes from a position of strength.
Your strike mandate does not expire. It stays in our hands until the
Committees decide the right moment to use it.
Filing notice during the FIFA World Cup would only open the door for the
Labour Relations Board to step in and restrict our ability to act. We are not
going to let the timing of an event be used to weaken our leverage.
We will choose the moment that puts the most pressure on the employer.
This is the extent of the information we can share at this stage. We will
provide a further update at the end of mediation.
In Solidarity,
Unifor Local 111 & 2200 Joint Bargaining Committee