Strike won’t be over soon as all hands on deck in Brampton, Mayor Patrick Brown says [Video]

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 831 workers picket in Brampton on Nov. 7, 20204. (Tracy Pepe on X)

Residents might be in for the long haul as a city worker’s strike could drag on with no end in sight, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says.

“It looks like it’s going to be a long strike,” Brown said in an interview with INsauga.com on Thursday following a job action that’s seen over 1,000 municipal workers walk away from their posts.

The union representing approximately 1,200 city workers announced the strike on Thursday after negotiations broke down with the City of Brampton.

Canadian Union of Public Employees 831 says it extended the strike deadline twice in hopes of reaching a deal. And while Brown says the city has “presented an offer we believe is very fair,” the city hasn’t “been able to get their leader back to the bargaining table” since the strike began.

Brown told INsauga.com that deal includes a 3 per cent yearly raise and is “identical” to one the union …