Premier’s visit to North Bay an opportunity for workers of Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS to highlight lockout issues

NORTH BAY, ON – Workers locked out of their jobs by Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS) are hoping that a visit by Premier Kathleen Wynne to North Bay could be the catalyst for ending the labour disruption that began on December 23. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will…

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Essex County Library Board cancels public meeting and cuts off workers’ benefits as strike enters eighth-month mark

ESSEX, ON – As the Essex County Library strike hits the eighth-month mark this week, the Library Board has no real plan to end the strike but to continue to thwart democracy and starve striking workers into submission with their latest mean-spirited salvo of cancelling the workers’ benefits plan, charges CUPE 2974, representing the 57…

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Locked-out children’s aid workers charge Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS with trying to keep public in the dark

NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Workers locked out of their jobs at Nipissing and Parry Sound children’s aid society (CAS) expressed their shock and dismay at the cancellation of Tuesday’s meeting of the agency’s board of directors. The announcement was posted on the website of Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS late last week,…

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Locked-out children’s aid workers remain on the picket line as talks merely “scratch the surface” of vital issues in child protection services

NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Union negotiators are disappointed that little progress was made today towards ending the lockout of frontline, administrative and support staff at Nipissing and Parry Sound children’s aid society (CAS).  However, they expressed hope that both sides would soon return to bargaining to reach a deal that protects child…

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Blaisdale Montessori school workers ratify first collective agreement to improve working and learning conditions

OSHAWA, Ont. – Blaisdale Montessori school staff, who are members of CUPE 5257, voted last night to accept a first collective agreement that will include wage increases, sick leave improvements and other advancements that will improve working and learning conditions at the eight Blaisdale campuses across Durham and Scarborough, says the Canadian Union of Public…

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