Engineering and public works employees with the Region of Queens are on strike. About 40 members of Local 1928 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers set up picket lines at three locations in Liverpool on Thursday morning.
The workers are responsible for maintaining the region’s streets, sidewalks, parks and other properties. They also work in waste and recycling facilities as well as water and sewage treatment plants.
The union and the region have been negotiating for about a year. Their last contract expired March 31. Wages, overtime and union protections are among the outstanding issues. Union members are some of the lowest-paid municipal employees in Atlantic Canada.
