City workers who are members of the Union of Northern Workers (UNW) have voted to go on strike.

UNW President Gayla Thunstrom and Lorraine Rousseau, regional executive vice-president in the North for the Public Service Alliance of Canada, said that an SA国际影视传媒渙verwhelming majority of City of Yellowknife PSAC/UNW members voted in favor of strike action yesterday (Jan. 17).SA国际影视传媒�

However, the outcome of the vote will not automatically trigger a strike, they said.

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A union spokesperson declined to disclose the vote count and would not say whether all unionized workers might walk out or if there would be a rotating strike, stating that the union does not comment publicly on the details of strike votes.

A city spokesperson previously stated that the municipality would issue a statement on Jan. 18, but there was no public comment on the strike vote prior to publication deadline.

One hundred and ninety-two of 277 City of Yellowknife staff were members of UNW Local 345 as of the end of December, according to Richard McIntosh, spokesperson for the municipality.