Regina-Viterra Inc. said June 20 the Grain Services Union (GSU) has released the results of a vote by members in the Saskatchewan Maintenance and Operations units, suggesting the GSU has received a slight majority in favor of a strike. For further clarity, Viterra has requested the breakdown between Saskatchewan Maintenance and Operations given that they are separate bargaining units. Viterra said GSU’s announcement indicated that 57 percent of the employees in Saskatchewan’s Maintenance and Operations Units voted against the company’s offer, and that 80 percent of eligible employees participated in the vote. The company is seeking further details. For now, Viterra says it is business as usual. The offer is the same one that was overwhelmingly endorsed by unionized employees in Manitoba and Alberta (GM June 23, p. 12). The union representing some 194 office workers in Regina has also voted to strike, with Viterra saying the earliest date they could strike would be July 7.
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