Labour relations board approves direct vote of City of Edmonton's contract offer to more than 6,000 employees
![City hall A file photo of Edmonton City Hall.](/content/dam/ctvnews/en/images/2021/10/5/city-hall-1-5612529-1705448355164.jpg)
The province's labour board has approved a request from the City of Edmonton to hold a direct vote by workers on its contract offer.
The city announced on Wednesday the Alberta Labour Relations Board confirmed an electronic vote on the offer will be held on Monday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The vote comes with the city and the union representing more than 6,000 technical, professional, administrative and clerical workers, including employees at the Edmonton Public Library, at an impasse in contract negotiations.
Workers with Civic Service Union 52, who have been working without a contract since 2020, voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action earlier this month.
CSU 52 applied for a strike vote following a mandatory 14-day cooling-off period that ended Jan. 30.
It came after contract negotiations between the city and the bargaining units stalled, the union said in late January.
The city's latest offer to the workers would give them a retroactive 7.25-per-cent wage increase over five years from 2021 to 2025.
It applied to the labour board for an employer proposal vote, which lets workers vote directly on the offer.
The city in a media release on Wednesday said its offer includes a commitment to hybrid work among other enhancements.
“We believe our offer is fair when you consider the balance the City needs to achieve between recognizing the value of employees through a pay raise and the impact that increase has on all taxpayers,” Cyndil Taylor, the City of Edmonton's acting chief people officer, said in a statement.
In a statement to CTV News Edmonton, CSU 52 said, in part:
"CSU 52 members were well aware of the City’s final offer before they gave the union a 91% mandate to strike. Although we are disappointed with the Alberta Labour Board’s result, we respect the decision to move forward with the Proposal Vote which will have membership vote on the City’s only offer. To be clear, the City of Edmonton’s 'best and final' offer has been the only offer they’ve brought to the table during the last 18 months of negotiations."
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.6945600.1719608806!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
'We need new leadership': Liberal MP writes to caucus, says Justin Trudeau should resign
A sitting Liberal MP has written to the federal caucus to say he thinks Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign. 'For the future of our party and for the good of our country we need new leadership and a new direction,' said New Brunswick MP Wayne Long in the brief note.
WestJet warns of travel disruption as mechanics union opts to 'continue with strike action'
WestJet says it is 'outraged' after its airline maintenance engineers went ahead with their previously threatened strike on Friday evening.
Minivan slams into a Long Island nail salon, killing 4 and injuring 9, fire official says
A minivan slammed into a Long Island nail salon Friday, killing four people and injuring 9, a Suffolk County fire official said.
Ontario MPP removed from PC caucus over 'serious lapses in judgment'
Premier Doug Ford has removed a member of his caucus due to what he’s describing as 'serious lapses in judgment.' In a statement released Friday morning, the premier’s office said MPP Goldie Ghamari had been removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus 'effective immediately.'
Martin Mull, hip comic and actor from 'Fernwood Tonight' and 'Roseanne,' dies at 80
Martin Mull, whose droll, esoteric comedy and acting made him a hip sensation in the 1970s and later a beloved guest star on sitcoms including 'Roseanne' and 'Arrested Development,' has died, his daughter said Friday.
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan to become first woman to lead Canadian Armed Forces
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan will be named Canada's new Chief of the Defence Staff, CTV News has learned, making her the first woman to lead the Canadian Armed Forces.
Multivitamins don't help you live longer, study suggests
Millions of people who take multivitamins everyday may not be reaping the perceived health benefits, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Is marriage harder than it was 10 years ago? Why one psychologist thinks so
Marriage might be the oldest institution in the world, but it's struggling to adapt to the pressures of modern life. Registered psychologist Adisa Azubuike explains why it's more difficult today.
Five survivors from Sudbury, Ont., rescued in human trafficking investigation
Six people have been charged in a provincial human trafficking investigation that identified five survivors from Greater Sudbury.