Cleaners at Loyalist College, members of the Service Employees Union Local 2, have voted overwhelmingly to support a strike.
The more than 30 employees, employed by Compass Group Canada, have been without a contract since the end of 2022.
The union says negotiations for a new contract began in March 2023 but the employer has been dragging its feet in talks and has failed to provide any monetary proposals.
Sharon Hamilton who has been working at Loyalist for about 14 years says it’s time the company steps up and pays employees what they’re worth.
She says it’s difficult for Compass to retain staff because the pay is too low and that many of the current staff don’t get paid enough to live independently.
When asked about a potential strike date if a deal was not reached, no specific date was provided but Hamilton tells Quinte News “the cleaners are fully prepared to stop working and to take job action when the College reopens in September.”
