CALEDON, ON – Approximately 80 outside workers with the Town of Caledon have given their union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 966), a strong strike mandate after negotiations hit a recent impasse. “We’ve been without a contract since March 31, 2015,” said Cam Richardson, a long-time arborist with the parks department and unit…
WINDSOR, ON – The City of Windsor is about to witness the dismantling of local democracy if key elected council officials get their way and reintroduce a motion already defeated in November seeking to contract out caretaking services at a variety of city operated and maintained facilities, warned the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE),…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – The proposed sale of Peterborough Distribution Inc. to Hydro One threatens local control and runs contrary to the public’s desire to retain public control over local electricity distribution, CUPE Ontario members in Peterborough told a public meeting on the sale on March 3. “Eighty-eight percent of people recently polled in this community…
TORONTO, ON – The bargaining team representing members of Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) today agreed to terms on a tentative four-year contract with the City of Toronto. “In every round of bargaining, you set out to get the best deal possible at that time, under those circumstances,”…
WINDSOR, ON – While the Windsor Public Library Board recently won the Public Library Board of the Year award from the Ontario Library Association (OLA), management at the Windsor Public Library halted bargaining talks on Monday by asking the Ministry of Labour to start a countdown to a legal lockout, or strike, as early as…
TORONTO, ON – Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) today announced bargaining with the City of Toronto has reached a stalemate after the city rejected the union’s latest proposals. “We have been clear from the outset, we are willing to work together with the city to reach negotiated settlements,”…
SCARBOROUGH, ON – More than four-fifths of Scarborough residents want the provincial Liberals to stop any further sale of Hydro One, according to new polling results released at a campaign launch on Saturday, February 27. “This new poll reflects what we’re hearing at doors – people are angry about the sell-off of Hydro One,” said…
TORONTO, ON – Members of Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (TCEU – CUPE Local 416) today voted to ratify a new four-year collective agreement with the City of Toronto. The tentative collective agreement was reached last Friday. “This was a very difficult round of bargaining,” said Matt Alloway, spokesperson for the…
TORONTO, ON – Community allies and labour leaders will join members of Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 79) at Nathan Phillips Square for an informal ‘Brown Bag’ lunch. The event will highlight the current efforts by CUPE 79 members to secure a fair contract with the City of Toronto. Local…
SCARBOROUGH, ON – Scarborough residents are teaming up with the Keep Hydro Public coalition to launch a new phase in the campaign to stop hydro privatization on Saturday, February 27. The people of Ontario still own 85 percent of Hydro One. Next Saturday, Scarborough residents will attend an organizing meeting before they fan out to…
