Brampton city workers go on strike [Video]

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown warned on Thursday that the ongoing labour disruption that halted several city services may not be resolved anytime soon.

“We could be in a long labour disruption,” Brown said in an interview with CP24.

Some 1,200 City of Brampton workers walked off the job Thursday morning, affecting a range of possible services from recreation to transit.

The workers, represented by CUPE Local 831, have been in negotiations to reach a new contract with the city for months, but no deal has been hammered out so far.

The mayor told CP24 that he was disappointed with the strike, claiming that the city has negotiated in good faith with the union for almost a year.

Brown said the city’s final offer matched the deal that was offered to CUPE workers in Mississauga in the summer, which included a three per cent wage increase over four years.

“Brampton said …