Striking workers at Windsor-area private imaging clinics vote on 'final offer' starting Wednesday
Roughly 130 Clear Medical Imaging workers have been on picket line since Oct. 25
Roughly 130 workers at Clear Medical Imaging's 11 clinics in Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent are set to vote on their company's "final offer" starting on Wednesday.
The electronic email vote starts at 2 p.m., and lasts 24 hours into Thursday afternoon, according to the local union's president.
Ken Durocher, with Unifor 2458, says they're not recommending members accept the deal.
"We would have already told them to accept it if we thought it was worthwhile for them," he told CBC News.
Durocher says the offer follows the employer going through the province's labour board.
He's hoping members vote it down and that they can go back to the bargaining table, somewhere they haven't been since last Tuesday, he added.
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The strike started Oct. 25 and includes positions such as X-ray and ultrasound technologists, as well as clerical and administrative staff.
Clear Medical Imaging CEO Mike Reinkober previously told CBC News that despite their "best efforts," they've been unable to reach an agreement after meeting with worker representatives multiple times.
If accepted, the company would resume operations "as soon as possible," said Reinkober.
Reinkober said the company's latest offer included wage and benefit improvements — but in response to that, Durocher said those improvements did not cover every classification. He also noted sick time and paid break issues.