CUPE New Brunswick members are ready to strike. We don’t want to be in this position, but here we are. I would like to share our view of the history leading up to our strike position.

We, the undersigned, on behalf of our respective organizations, declare our full support for the ten CUPE locals and nearly 22,000 public sector workers in New Brunswick currently positioned to strike. In every local, workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of this option, with YES strike votes ranging from 83 to 98 per cent. While Premier Blaine Higgs has tried to drive a wedge between rank-and-file workers and their elected leadership, these strike votes show that workers stand behind their bargaining team and have had enough.