WELLAND, ON – Inside workers for the City of Welland, represented by Local 1115 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1115) have voted in favour of authorizing the union to take strike action if a fair deal can not be reached in the current round of contract negotiations. At a virtual meeting held…
BELLEVILLE, ON – A tentative agreement has been reached between Local 907 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 907) and the City of Belleville. The two parties met Thursday with a provincially appointed mediator and finalized the tentative agreement. Details of the agreement will not be released until it has been ratified by…
BELLEVILLE, ON – Members and supporters of Local 907 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 907), which represents frontline workers for the City of Belleville held a social distanced rally this afternoon at City Hall to show support for frontline workers and send a message to the mayor and council to negotiate a…
Toronto, ON — Front line paramedics, who are members of Toronto Civic Employees Union (TCEU) CUPE Local 416, are entering interest arbitration with the City of Toronto to settle outstanding terms of the collective agreement, which expired on December 31, 2019. Comparatively, other first responders including Toronto Police and Toronto Fire, reached separate five-year agreements…
During the COVID-19 pandemic everyone has had to pull together to help keep Belleville running and keep residents safe. In this difficult time Belleville city workers, represented by CUPE Local 907, stepped up to do their part. They have continued to deliver vital public services, and even took on new responsibilities to ensure that city…
BELLEVILLE, ON – Belleville city workers could be facing a work stoppage as early as Monday, February 22 if a deal cannot be reached between the City and Local 907 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 907) which represents over 200 of the city’s inside and outside workers. The union and the City…
Toronto, ON — The City of Toronto’s failure to negotiate a fair contract has forced members of CUPE Local 2998 to vote overwhelming in favor of a strike if the city continues to demand harmful concessions from frontline community centre workers. “CUPE members who work at our community centers are pivotal to our collective COVID-19…
KENORA, ON – Members of CUPE Local 191 have overwhelmingly rejected the City of Kenora’s attempt to force a “final offer” on them through an Ontario Labour Relations Board-supervised vote. Over 80% of members rejected this offer, with 97% of members voting. In addition to the aggressive attempt to divide members with a supervised vote,…
THUNDER BAY, ON – CUPE Local 87, representing roughly 600 workers in Thunder Bay, has reached a tentative agreement in contract talks with the City. The deal was reached last night. No further details of the agreement will be released until members have had an opportunity to review it and hold a ratification vote. The…
THUNDER BAY, ON – CUPE Local 87, representing roughly 600 workers with the City of Thunder Bay, have armed their negotiating team with a strong strike mandate. Ninety-seven per cent (97%) of the members have voted in favour of job action if necessary, as the local prepares to return to bargaining next week. The union…
