Toronto library workers plan strike votes this week as bargaining for a first amalgamated contract continues.
Contract talks between the 2,500 workers, members of the Toronto Civic Employees Union, and Toronto Public Library have been “painfully slow,\’\’ union president Brian Cochrane said yesterday.
Syd Jones, the library system\’s director of marketing and communications, declined to comment except to say management is committed to reaching a settlement.
Toronto library workers plan strike votes this week as bargaining for a first amalgamated contract continues.
Contract talks between the 2,500 workers, members of the Toronto Civic Employees Union, and Toronto Public Library have been “painfully slow,\’\’ union president Brian Cochrane said yesterday.
Syd Jones, the library system\’s director of marketing and communications, declined to comment except to say management is committed to reaching a settlement.
Talks assisted by a provincial conciliator are to resume Monday.
To strike, the union would need to present a no-board report to the provincial government, followed by a 17-day waiting period.
If called by union leaders, a strike could come within a month, closing the system\’s 98 branches. Results of the votes will be known Friday night.
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