Charlottetown hiring private contractors to do jobs of striking water and sewer workers

04-Oct-2025

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The City of Charlottetown is hiring private contractors to do the work of water and sewer employees who have been on strike for more than two months.

The workers' union is demanding better job security and a 3.5 per cent wage increase for each of the next four years. The city has previously said that it offered two per cent annual bumps over that timeframe.

Twenty eight workers walked off the job on July 29 after more than two and a half years without a contract. The city has now opened a tender seeking contractors who are able to perform water and sewer tasks such as installations and repairs.