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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…
City of Cambridge outside workers seek fair contract to address wage disparity
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 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…
City of Owen Sound employees give strong mandate for strike action
OWEN SOUND, ON – Members of Local 1189 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1189), representing administrative employees and by-law enforcement in the City of Owen Sound, have given an extremely strong mandate for their union to take strike action to defend against the severe cuts proposed by the city. 98% of the…
City of Owen Sound employees call for strike vote
OWEN SOUND, ON – The members of Local 1189 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1189) representing administrative employees and by-law enforcement for the City of Owen Sound are holding a strike vote in response to this city’s attempt to impose sever cuts to their collective agreement and reduce the number of members…
Part-time library workers in Sault Ste. Marie challenge employer to come to the bargaining table
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Thirty-six part-time library workers with the City of Sault Ste. Marie are asking their employer why they refuse to come to the bargaining table. The part-time library sub-unit of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 67 has been in negotiations for more than a year, with a contract that…
North Bay municipal workers ratify new collective agreement
NORTH BAY, ON – Members of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 122, with the City of North Bay, have overwhelmingly ratified a new collective agreement. The tentative agreement was reached last week after multiple bargaining days, and has already been ratified by North Bay City Council. “We were really pleased to be able…
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…
