CALEDON, ON – Approximately 80 outside workers with the Town of Caledon have given their union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 966), a strong strike mandate after negotiations hit a recent impasse. “We’ve been without a contract since March 31, 2015,” said Cam Richardson, a long-time arborist with the parks department and unit…
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WINDSOR, ON – The City of Windsor is about to witness the dismantling of local democracy if key elected council officials get their way and reintroduce a motion already defeated in November seeking to contract out caretaking services at a variety of city operated and maintained facilities, warned the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE),…
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PETERBOROUGH, ON – The proposed sale of Peterborough Distribution Inc. to Hydro One threatens local control and runs contrary to the public’s desire to retain public control over local electricity distribution, CUPE Ontario members in Peterborough told a public meeting on the sale on March 3. “Eighty-eight percent of people recently polled in this community…
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PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Mental health services in Haliburton, Kawartha and Pine Ridge will benefit from the stability that a fair and reasonable settlement for workers will bring, say representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The union’s efforts to reach a fair and reasonable agreement for its members at the local branch of…
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TORONTO, ON – The bargaining team representing members of Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) today agreed to terms on a tentative four-year contract with the City of Toronto. “In every round of bargaining, you set out to get the best deal possible at that time, under those circumstances,”…
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WINDSOR, ON – While the Windsor Public Library Board recently won the Public Library Board of the Year award from the Ontario Library Association (OLA), management at the Windsor Public Library halted bargaining talks on Monday by asking the Ministry of Labour to start a countdown to a legal lockout, or strike, as early as…
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NORTH BAY, ON — Hundreds of hospital and long-term care staff from across Ontario are heading to North Bay today, for a rally in support of Sue McIntyre, who was fired last month for speaking up about workplace violence. McIntyre was one of several nurses who spoke about the systemic problem of violent assaults on…
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Toronto, ON — 150 health care staff from across greater Toronto will be among hundreds of hospital and long-term care workers from across Ontario heading to North Bay today, for a rally in support of Sue McIntyre who was fired last month for speaking up about workplace violence. McIntyre was one of several nurses who…
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TORONTO, ON – Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) today announced bargaining with the City of Toronto has reached a stalemate after the city rejected the union’s latest proposals. “We have been clear from the outset, we are willing to work together with the city to reach negotiated settlements,”…
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