Canadians who rely on Via Rail to travel across the country could run into a workers' strike next month. Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100, the union representing over 2,500 Via Rail workers, declared a strike mandate on May 26. The passenger rail service and the union resumed negotiating collective agreements on Monday under the federal conciliation process. Unifor members voted overwhelmingly (97.5 per cent) in favour of strike action, which means Via Rail workers could walk off the job as of June 22 if negotiations fall through. The rail service isn't the only Crown corporation threatened by a strike.