WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals says its membership has voted in favour of a strike mandate.
The union, which represents 4,000 health workers in Manitoba, has been without a contract since March 2014.
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Union members work in more than 160 health fields including social workers, paramedics and respiratory therapists.
President Bob Moroz says 88 per cent of members who voted are in favour of a strike if a deal can’t be reached.
Negotiations are set to continue on Oct. 21.
– With files from the Canadian Press
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