Strike involving 15K construction workers could impact residential builds in the GTA: union

A strike involving more than 15,000 construction workers could impact residential builds across the Greater Toronto Area, the union representing the workers says.

The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) Local 183 said Sunday that members in various sectors of the residential construction industry went on strike “in support of fair compensation and workers’ rights.”

Striking workers include those in high-rise forming, self-levelling flooring, house framers, tile installers, railing installers, as well as carpet and hardwood installers.

“Local 183 requested fair compensation for its members given the ongoing increases to the cost of living that is being experienced across Ontario,” the union said.

“These are mature collective agreements, some of which have existed for more than 30 years. These workers build high rise and low-rise housing throughout the GTA.”

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Local 183 said they want to see the contractors’ associations return to the bargaining table with employment terms that “address the costs of inflation and demands on the sector over the coming years.”

The union said employers in other construction sectors and in other parts of the residential construction sector offered employment terms that “better reflected the cost of living” and anticipated inflation.