Striking Thunder Bay library workers respond to Employer misinformation: ‘The only ones making $100k a year at the Library are management’

Solidarity

Thunder Bay, ON – The union representing over 70 workers on strike at the Thunder Bay Public Library (TBPL) is taking issue with a misleading communication shared by the Library’s CEO on Monday. In a memo sent to union members and the public, CEO Richard Togman claimed to provide “a clear look at the facts…

CUPE 2484 members mark Child Care Worker Appreciation Day on picket lines as another child care strike looms in Toronto

Child Care, Solidarity

CUPE 2484 members remain locked out at Ideal Child Services Group as workers at another Toronto child care centre prepare for a possible strike next week TORONTO – CUPE 2484 members at Ideal Child Services Group (ICSG) are recognizing Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day on picket lines as they remain locked…

Elimination of nursing, health care aide positions in Hamilton hospital’s surgical units will prolong wait-times for 30,000 people, says CUPE

Health Care, Solidarity

Hamilton Health Sciences has notified CUPE of 97 job eliminations in the first round of 413 layoffs Hamilton, ON – Hamilton Health Sciences’ decision to cut 37 nurses and health care aides from surgical units and operating rooms will delay care for about 30,000 people waiting for surgeries in the region, says the Canadian Union…