Thunder Bay municipal workers ratify contract

THUNDER BAY, ON – Members of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 87, who work for the City of Thunder Bay, have voted to accept their employer’s last offer in recent negotiations. This will conclude negotiations for the approximately 700 inside and outside municipal workers, whose last contract expired nearly two years ago. “This…

CUPE 2974 reminds Essex County Library Chair the Library Board is the employer that needs to focus on bargaining to resolve library strike

ESSEX, ON – Following remarks by Essex County Library Chair that bargaining will only resume with the striking Essex County Library workers after Essex County wraps up its bargaining with the County’s own employees, CUPE 2974 is reminding the Chair that the striking library workers are employed by the Essex Library Board, not the county,…

Strike/lockout averted in Black River-Matheson

BLACK RIVER-MATHESON, ON – A labour disruption has been averted in the Township of Black River-Matheson, after members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 1490 and their employer agreed to take outstanding disputes to binding arbitration.   The agreement to go to binding arbitration follows several months of negotiation, and a final…

CUPE 2974 to speak at Essex County council meeting tonight – will urge council to respect democracy and listen to their constituents

ESSEX, ON – For the first time since the strike began on June 25, Lori Wightman, unit chair of CUPE 2974, will speak at the Essex County council meeting tonight, Wednesday, October 19. Wightman will be urging the elected members of council to respect democracy and listen to their constituents, says the Canadian Union of…