One of Oakland’s largest municipal unions announced Thursday that its members have voted to authorize a strike if contract talks with the city continue to disappoint.

During a week-long process, a little more than 94% of IFPTE Local 21 workers voted to give their negotiators the authority to call a strike “if city officials fail to address short staffing in contract negotiations,” according to a news release from the union.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.