Union: “We still need a willing partner to resolve this” TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – April 1, 2017) – After four days of bargaining, talks have broken off between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2073 and the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS). Talks were aimed at ending a province-wide strike that started March 6th. “We…
OSHAWA, ONTARIO–(March 10, 2017) – It’s not just a new contract that Canadian Hearing Society workers (CHS) in 24 Ontario communities including Durham are striking for, says Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “This is a struggle to regain the heart and soul of an organization, where regrettably new…
TORONTO, ON — Members of CUPE Ontario’s Executive board are pausing their meeting tomorrow to join the picket line outside of a Canadian Hearing Society office. Workers for the Hearing Society started striking today after talks broke down over the weekend. They are being asked to accept roll-backs after four years without a contract. These…
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(March 5, 2017) – After being presented with multiple options for negotiating a settlement that would address their stated concerns, the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) has rejected all offers for settlement, leaving the union with no choice but to commence strike action on Monday morning. “We are actually quite shocked,” said Barbara Wilker-Frey, CUPE…
TORONTO, ON – Local 2073 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2073) which represents 227 counsellors, literacy instructors, audiologists, speech language pathologists, interpreters/interpreter trainers, clerical support, program coordinators, program assistants, information technology specialists and other staff at 24 Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) offices across Ontario, is looking to move forward in their contract…
TORONTO, ON — 227 workers from Canadian Hearing Society offices across Ontario could be on strike as of Monday, March 6. These workers provide interpretation, employment and mental health services for the Culturally Deaf, Oral Deaf, Deafened and Hard of Hearing in Ontario. The Union and its allies will address the challenges they face in the…
(WINDSOR, ON) – Staff at Canadian Hearing Society offices across Ontario, including one in Windsor, have been working without a contract for four years. Although they will be in a strike or lockout position on March 4, an eleventh hour meeting with a provincially appointed mediator has been scheduled for Friday, March 3. To read…
TORONTO, ON — After going without a contract for four years, workers at 24 Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) offices across Ontario could be on strike on March 4. A spokesperson for Local 2073 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2073) which represents counsellors, literacy instructors, audiologists, speech language pathologists, interpreters/interpreter trainers, clerical support,…
