Peterborough, ON – The results of a recent poll, which found that 93% of Peterborough residents oppose the sell-off of publicly owned, local electricity distributor PDI, should put an end to the mayor and council’s plan to privatize the city’s utility, said representatives of the Keep Hydro public coalition at a news conference this morning.…
Peterborough, ON — The results of a specially commissioned poll, held to gauge Peterborough residents’ attitudes toward the proposed sell-off of publicly owned electricity distributor PDI, will be announced at a press conference on Wednesday, May 11 at 10 a.m. on the steps of Peterborough City Hall. The poll results offer conclusive information to councillors…
TORONTO, ON – Members of Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4948) today ratified a new collective agreement with the Toronto Public Library Board (TPLB). The four-year agreement contains modest annual wage improvements, as well as improvements to address precarious employment at the Toronto Public Library, where more than half of…
TORONTO, ON – Maureen O’Reilly, President of Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 4948 – The Toronto Public Library Workers Union) announced today the union has reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with the Toronto Public Library Board. “This has been a difficult round of bargaining, but…
TORONTO, ON – Following days of unproductive collective bargaining with the Toronto Public Library (TPL) Board, negotiators for Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4948) requested the Ministry of Labour issue a ‘No Board’ report, which set into motion a deadline by which a lockout or strike could take place. “Library…
TORONTO, ON – Rainy skies couldn’t put a damper on a ‘read-in’ organized outside the Toronto Reference Library by the workers who make Toronto’s public libraries one of the city’s most well-used and popular services. The members of Local 4948 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4948), who organized the event, were joined…
NORTH BAY, Ont. — Long-term care staff from North Bay and other north eastern Ontario communities plan a noon rally for Monday, April 11 in front Cassellholme Home for the Aged (at Olive and Cassells streets). They’re adding their voice, to a growing number of people encouraging the Cassellholme board to re-think its current preoccupation…
NORTH BAY, Ont. — The redevelopment of Cassellholme hinges on a commitment to area residents to keep the long-term care home fully public, and “above all, open and frank dialogue. No more secret dealings with consultants and closed door votes,” says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. For many months the nine municipalities,…
WINDSOR, ON – Library workers with the Windsor Public Library ratified a new four-year collective agreement earlier today, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “This has been a long and stressful bargaining process and now that bargaining is behind us, our members can focus on what we do best – serving our community…
WINDSOR, ON – A tentative agreement was reached late Wednesday night between CUPE 2067 and Windsor Public Library, following a marathon bargaining meeting with the assistance of a provincial mediator, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 62 frontline library workers. “We are relieved that we were able to reach a tentative agreement…
