Daily Archives: November 7, 2024

1,200 workers on strike at the City of Brampton after Employer fails to negotiate fair agreement

BRAMPTON, ON –  1,200 CUPE members at the City of Brampton are on strike today following lengthy negotiations that failed to reach a fair deal for workers, leaving the services that residents depend on facing disruptions and closures until an agreement with the employer can be reached. “This strike is a last resort for our…

Unfair rules, same work & less pay: Ford government continues Ontario Health restructuring chaos

TORONTO – Months after the Ford government’s abysmal and fractured restructuring of Ontario Health (OH), a group of unionized women health care workers are in the unfair position of having to fight for the same wages as their non-union coworkers doing the same jobs. CUPE 5516 is comprised of 45 health care workers spread out…