Members of the United Steelworkers have voted over 82% to strike if necessary at Stelco-owned AltaSteel. The vote was completed late Friday with a turnout of 197 out of 270 eligible voters.

The AltaSteel vote follows a 90-day notice of strike action by the 1000 Steelworkers at Stelco's Lake Erie works in Nanticoke, Ont.

The key issue at the Edmonton steel bar facility is the workers' pension plan.