Saskatoon LutherCare group home workers issue strike notice [Video]

Workers at group homes run by LutherCare Communities in Saskatoon have issued a strike notice after negotiations stalled between the union and employer.

Service Employees International Union West (SEIU-West) says staff at the six unionized LutherCare group homes across the city will begin job action on Wednesday.

The union says wages and attempts to secure two days off in a row to rest — otherwise known as a weekend — are key sticking points in the stalled talks.

“This action will result in some services being withdrawn by our members, and those services will have to be taken care of by management,” SEIU-West president Barbara Cape said in a release.

“There’s time to avoid the withdrawal of services, but the ball is in the employer’s court to put forward a fair deal to settle a long overdue collective agreement.”

The union says over the years, shifts have become shorter, to …