© CUPE Local 500/Twitter Members of CUPE Local 500, who work for the City of Winnipeg, unveiled a strike headquarters in September. The union says its strike deadline is Tuesday at 11:59 p.m.Thousands of city workers could go on strike by the middle of next week if they don't strike a deal with the City of Winnipeg. Union members voted 93 per cent in favour of a strike mandate in July and opened their strike headquarters on Sept. 12. Union president Gord Delbridge confirmed the strike deadline in a call with CBC News on Wednesday night, and said he'd offer further comments to media on Thursday morning. Winnipeg has not experienced a general municipal workers strike since 1919.

Source: CBC News October 06, 2022 04:08 UTC