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TORONTO — The Ontario Nurses’ Association says almost 3,000 community health workers are on strike today.

The union says nine of 10 bargaining units of workers with the province’s Community Care Access Centres have voted to strike.

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The workers include registered nurses, nurse practitioners, registered practical nurses, social workers, physiotherapists, occupational and speech therapists, among other health professionals.

The units on strike are listed as the North East, North West, Central East, Central, North Simcoe Muskoka, Waterloo Wellington, South East, South West and Erie St. Clair.

However, the union says workers at Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant have ratified a new agreement.

The union says it has been seeking wage increases equal to the percentages given to the other 57,000 members of ONA in the hospital, public health and long-term care sectors.

It says CCAC members had a two-year wage freeze in their last contract, which expired March 31, 2014.