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Unifor is planning to begin “work-to-rule” job action on Monday as talks with seven Crown employers remain at an impasse with no further negotiations planned for the weekend.

According to Unifor, a strike for all seven bargaining units representing thousands of workers will follow first thing Friday, Oct. 4, if a deal can’t be reached by then.

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The action could affect nearly 3,000 SaskTel employees and roughly 1,700 workers at SaskEnergy, SaskPower, SaskWater, the Water Security Agency and two SaskTel subsidiaries. “Work to rule” is set for 12:01 a.m. on Monday, the time specified in strike notices delivered to the employers starting late last week.

Unifor said the initial job action set for Monday will look different for each workplace, but will involve employees performing “the minimum standard required to do their job safely.”

“In most cases that involves refusing overtime and ignoring performance targets set by the employer,” said a statement sent to the Leader-Post on Saturday.