CUPE Ontario urges national solidarity with locked-out CUPE 3768 members in Newfoundland and Labrador

Municipal

Locked out CUPE 3768 members—municipal employees at the Town of Holyrood in Newfoundland—symbolize the struggle municipal workers face across Canada, say CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn and Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick. The employees provide snow clearing, water and sewage treatment, and clerical and accounting services. Despite their heroic efforts to keep snow cleared during last month’s…

Bargaining breaks down between Trent and CUPE 3908; Part-Time instructors request No-Board report

University

PETERBOROUGH, ON – After hours of negotiations with Trent University management proved fruitless, the bargaining committee for Unit 1, Local 3908 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 3908-1) requested a ‘No Board’ report from the Ministry of Labour late Friday night. “We cannot negotiate with ourselves,” said CUPE National Representative Grant Darling, speaking…