The union president for workers of a fast ferry service that shuttles foot passengers between Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver says its members are voting on a potential strike after talks with the company broke down.

Eric McNeely with the B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers’ Union says 86 Hullo Ferries workers have yet to secure their first collective agreement after voting to unionize last September.

He says negotiations have been ongoing since February but Vancouver Island Ferry Company, which operates Hullo Ferries, declared an impasse Thursday night.

McNeely says he cannot provide specific demands but confirmed the union has been advocating for better wages, schedules, work-life balance and job stability.

Hullo Ferries CEO Ryan Dermody says in a statement that the employer’s most recent p

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