ESSEX, ON – Essex County Library workers are on the verge of returning to work after eight months off the job, following the ratification of a tentative agreement that was reached in the early hours of the morning. The ratification vote for the members of Local 2974 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE…
ESSEX, ON – Striking Essex County Library workers will return to the bargaining table with the Essex Library Board on Wednesday, February 8. The union, representing the striking workers, called the library board back to the table, marking the first negotiations between the two sides since November 24, 2016. Lori Wightman, spokesperson for Local 2974…
ESSEX, ON – As the Essex County Library strike hits the eighth-month mark this week, the Library Board has no real plan to end the strike but to continue to thwart democracy and starve striking workers into submission with their latest mean-spirited salvo of cancelling the workers’ benefits plan, charges CUPE 2974, representing the 57…
ESSEX, ON – In a strong show of solidarity, striking Essex County Library workers voted overwhelmingly to reject management’s so-called ‘last offer’ to send a clear message to the Library Board “that workers will not be bullied into accepting a contract dictated by management, and they will stand strong to reach a fair contract reached…
ESSEX, ON – Following remarks by Essex County Library Chair that bargaining will only resume with the striking Essex County Library workers after Essex County wraps up its bargaining with the County’s own employees, CUPE 2974 is reminding the Chair that the striking library workers are employed by the Essex Library Board, not the county,…
Essex County Library Workers have been on strike since June 25th after management refused to back down from concessions being pushed by the Essex County Council. Summer library programs are critical to the community and management’s refusal to return to the bargaining table is robbing kids and their families of activities they rely on. Send…
ESSEX, ON – On day 75 of the ongoing Essex County Library strike, library workers from CUPE 2974 will present a petition with more than 3,000 signatures to Essex County Council at tonight’s council meeting in Essex. The petition, signed by concerned residents and library patrons from the community, urges their elected councillors and mayors…
CUPE 1989, Mississauga Library Workers, have been on strike since July 4, taking a stand against part-time, precarious work in their Local and beyond. Boost strikers’ spirits–send a personalized message of solidarity from your Local to be read on the picket lines! What to include: Your Union and Local number How many members you represent…
CUPE 2974, Essex County Library Workers, have been on strike fighting deep concessions since June 25. Boost strikers’ spirits– send a personalized message of solidarity from your Local to be read on the picket lines! What to include: Your Union and Local number How many members you represent Where your Local is located What type…
ESSEX, ON – Fred Hahn, President of CUPE Ontario, along with Candace Rennick, CUPE Ontario’s Secretary-Treasurer, and the executive board of the CUPE Ontario Division, will lead a solidarity rally for striking Essex County library workers on Thursday, July 14, at 11:00 a.m. in front of the Tecumseh Library at 13675 Street Gregory’s Road in…
