A picket captain reads a copy of The Excalibur, with news of the CUPE 3903 strike on the front page.
Nearly 1,300 members of CUPE 3903 participated in the ratification vote on March 9, an increase in the turnout from the “final offer” Special General Membership Meeting.
Unit 1 voted 59 % to reject the Employer’s latest offer, while Unit 3 voted 77 % to reject. Both units remain on strike.
Unit 2 voted 65 % to accept, and have thereby ratified the Employer’s latest offer.
These are the official results of the vote:
Ballot question:
“Do you accept this offer?”
Overall turnout:
- Total eligible voters: 3,728
- Total votes cast: 1,283
- Voter turnout: 34.42 %
Unit 1 vote:
- Yes: 289 (40.59 %)
- No: 420 (58.99 %)
Unit 1 turnout:
- Total eligible voters: 1,872
- Total votes cast: 712 (3 spoiled)
- Voter turnout: 38.03 %
Unit 2 vote:
- Yes: 208 (65.41 %)
- No: 106 (33.33 %)
Unit 2 turnout:
- Total eligible voters: 1,029
- Total votes cast: 318 (4 spoiled)
- Voter turnout: 30.90 %
Unit 3 vote:
- Yes: 56 (22.13 %)
- No: 196 (77.47 %)
Unit 3 turnout:
- Total eligible voters: 827
- Total votes cast: 253 (1 spoiled)
- Voter turnout: 30.59 %
If there is any discrepancy between the numbers posted here and the numbers posted in the CUPE 3903 office, the latter shall prevail.