STRIKE: City workers strike looms as negotiations break down in Brampton [Video]

A strike could be coming as the union representing some 1,200 road crews, bylaw enforcement, transit and other City of Brampton workers says they’re ready to walk off the job next month.

Members of CUPE 831 resoundingly voted in favour of a potential strike earlier this year if negotiations with the city broke down, and the union now says the Ontario Ministry of Labour has issued a “no-board” report kicking off a countdown to a strike.

The move is usually seen when negotiations grind to a halt or ahead of a legal strike, and the union says its workers “will be in a legal strike position” as of Nov. 7 at 12:01 a.m.

The union says during negotiations that they have “yet to secure an agreement on key issues,” but didn’t disclose what those issues were.

“We have been at the bargaining table working towards a fair deal for our members, who …