Talks to resume in Durham Region’s inside workers strike
Posted June 25, 2014 6:17 am.
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Contract talks resume on Thursday between Durham Region and the union representing its striking inside workers.
Just over half of Durham Region’s inside workers voted on Saturday to reject the municipality’s latest offer and continue their strike.
Some 1,600 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) members walked off the job last week, citing Durham’s demands for concessions over the sick leave benefit of emergency medical services (EMS) workers.
The union said management refuses to pay for the first three days of paramedics’ sick leave.
Meanwhile, those paramedics are required to keep working during the strike because they’ve been deemed an essential service.
There are closures or reduced service at the region’s day cares, provincial court office, Ontario Works program and environmental health offices.
Check the Durham Region website for updates.
With files from Irene Preklet, 680News
