CUPE Local 32 on strike

Talks break down, CUPE 32 on legal strike for a fair contract with City of Cambridge

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…

Essex County Library Board cancels public meeting and cuts off workers’ benefits as strike enters eighth-month mark

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…

Library workers reject management-imposed contract in forced vote – CUPE urges board to resume meaningful bargaining talks

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…

North Bay city workers reach tentative agreement

NORTH BAY, ON – Members of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 122, representing municipal workers with the City of North Bay, reached a tentative collective agreement overnight with their employer. If ratified, the new contract will take effect January 1, 2017 and will expire in three years. “Our members are so proud to…

Essex Library Board needs to bargain and not dictate pre-determined terms, as strike hits 150-day mark, says CUPE 2974

ESSEX, ON – As the Essex County Library strike passes the 150-day mark, the striking library workers are urging the library board to return to the bargaining table with the full intention to conduct meaningful bargaining on the core outstanding issues – sick time and short-term disability, so a fair resolution can be reached and…