Daily Archives: October 13, 2023

“We will always oppose two-tier wages”: CUPE Local 1490 continues to reject unequal wages ahead of a Sunday strike deadline

(Black-River Matheson, ON) – 14, full-time, municipal workers at the Township of Black River-Matheson are headed towards a strike deadline of 12:01am Sunday, October 15, mainly over the issue of unequal wages, says CUPE Local 1490. “The Employer has been pushing a two-tier wage, something we consider fundamentally divisive because it will mean that new…

“We can avoid a strike but we’ll hit the picket lines if we have to”: CUPE Local 53 Town of Whitby workers fight harmful concessions ahead of strike deadline

(Whitby, ON) – Approximately 300 Town of Whitby municipal workers may be on strike as of 12:01am Saturday, October 14, over scheduling and hours, says CUPE Local 53. “The Employer has made it clear that what they want is full and complete unilateral control over everyone’s scheduling, ensuring that we’re going the gold standard to…