The union representing ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers in B.C. says its more than 6,000 members will be taking a strike vote in early February.

Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia says the vote will happen Feb. 2, after negotiations for a new collective agreement hit “an impasse” last week.

President Jason Jackson said in a statement that the union met with the employer in an effort to advance negotiations and avoid any disruption to services but “no positive progress was made.”