Soo Today reported that Members of Canadian steel maker Algoma Steel's largest union has granted a strike mandate to their negotiating committee. United Steelworkers Local 2251 President Mr Mike Da Prat announced that members had voted 99% in favor of strike authorization in secret ballot on 4 July at GFL Memorial Gardens. A strike authorization vote isn't a vote to go on strike immediately, but it places the Steelworkers in a legal strike position.The current collective agreement expires at the end of this month.USW Local 2251 represents about 2,000 hourly workers.
Soo Today reported that Members of Canadian steel maker Algoma Steel's largest union has granted a strike mandate to their negotiating committee. United Steelworkers Local 2251 President Mr Mike Da Prat announced that members had voted 99% in favor of strike authorization in secret ballot on 4 July at GFL Memorial Gardens. A strike authorization vote isn't a vote to go on strike immediately, but it places the Steelworkers in a legal strike position.The current collective agreement expires at the end of this month.USW Local 2251 represents about 2,000 hourly workers.