Well the results are in from the three CUPE locals and I can't say I'm surprised.CUPE 391 - NO
78.1% Vote to Reject Mediator’s Recommendations
CUPE 15 - YES
CUPE 15 members accept Foley's recommendations
CUPE 1004 - NO
Foley's recommendations don’t pass CUPE 1004 vote -- less than other civic deals
See also: Fairness for Civic Workers
Here is some of the media coverage:
Global BC 11:00 p.m. news (videos)
CBC
Civic workers divided in vote to end Vancouver strike
VIDEO: CUPE 391's Alex Youngberg, Ed Dickson say equality is at stake (Runs 9:03)
VIDEO: CUPE 15's Paul Faoro, Keith Graham say they'll wait and see (Runs 13:27)
VIDEO: Some inside workers say they'll respect picketing if CUPE 1004 votes no (Runs 1:32)
Vancouver Sun
City vote split
Georgia Straight
Vancouver outside workers and library workers reject mediator's offer; inside workers vote "yes"
Vancouver Province
Two CUPE locals reject mediated deal to end Vancouver civic strike
Globe and Mail
Strike vote split as polls roll in
National Post
Vancouver city unions divided by vote
The bargaining committee says that they have a plan to get us back to work soon. I sure hope the hell they do!
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