CAMBRIDGE, ON – The City of Cambridge is headed for its second municipal work stoppage this month as talks broke down between the city and Local 1882 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1882) which represents 163 inside workers for the City of Cambridge. The talks broke down over attempts by the city…
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…
February 08, 2017 Dear Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins: On December 19, 2016, a response to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) discussion paper entitled “Patients First – Expanding Medical Responses” was sent to your office, signed by both of us, on behalf of CUPE Ontario and CUPE Ontario’s Ambulance Coordinating Committee (CACO)…
CAMBRIDGE, ON – Members from Local 32 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 32) voted overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement with the City of Cambridge, ending their strike after one week. The deal was reached late last night after an extensive day of bargaining. The new collective agreement expires…
CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO–(Feb. 7, 2017) – Local 32 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 32) representing outside workers of the City of Cambridge have reached a tentative agreement with the city which could bring their strike to an end after just six days. The two sides met Tuesday for the first time since talks…
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…
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CAMBRIDGE, ON – The 185 members of Local 32 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 32) who provide roads maintenance, including snow removal, water and wastewater services, arena maintenance, cemetery services, parks and pools maintenance and mechanical services for the City of Cambridge commenced strike action this morning at 12:30 a.m. after negotiations…
CAMBRIDGE, ON – City of Cambridge ‘outside’ workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), are urging management to return to the bargaining table next week with the full intention of reaching a collective agreement that will address a wage disparity issue that places Cambridge ‘outside’ municipal workers among the lowest paid in…
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…
