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With thousands of Unifor members threatening to walk off the job on Friday, seven Crowns are bracing for disruptions to important services like new gas line connections, customer support hotlines and permitting for irrigation systems.

Workers at SaskTel, SaskPower, SaskEnergy, SaskWater, the Water Security Agency and two SaskTel subsidiaries began work-to-rule job action on Monday. Most Crowns report little impact to services as a result.

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SaskPower spokesman Joel Cherry said some delays struck the customer support call centre on Monday, but managers stepped in to provide additional coverage.

SaskTel is anticipating “minimal impact to customer service” until Friday.

But a full-scale walkout would be an entirely different story.

The Crowns have signed essential services agreements with Unifor. They ensure that unionized members will remain available to protect the public from potentially dangerous situations and to respond to emergencies.