It will be business as usual for city operations tomorrow, but that's not likely to last.
Though unionized staff were prepared to walk out Thursday, the strike notice issued Dec. 9 was struck down by the B.C. Labour Relations Board.
This was because no agreement on essential services had been reached, explained Canadian Union of Public Employees local 1-48 president Janet Bigelow.
The Labour Relations Board issued an interim essential services order Wednesday afternoon.
A new 72-hour strike notice was submitted Tuesday afternoon and officially received Wednesday morning.
"On Saturday morning at 8 a.m. we will be in a legal position to strike - we will be taking strike action," said Bigelow, adding picket lines will be set up "wherever there's city services being offered on a weekend - so arenas, the pool, the Civic Centre, anywhere where there's services that are provided on a Saturday by city workers."
