An overwhelming majority of Hullo ferries' union workers are in favour of taking job action with collective bargaining agreement talks stalled.

B.C. Ferry and Marine Workers' Union told the News Bulletin on Friday, Aug. 29 that it was holding a strike vote over the long weekend after it said Hullo declared an impasse in negotiations for an inaugural deal. In a press release Tuesday, Sept. 2, the union stated that 91 per cent of its collective voted in favour of job action.

Eric McNeely, union president, said the vote showed a unified front from members who are seeking fair wages, predictable schedules and job security.

“Our members want to keep serving passengers under conditions that respect the skill and training their jobs demand,” he said in the press release. “Ferry travel requires

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