CUPE 543 hosts annual Thanksgiving Giveback on Friday, October 9 – 600 families in need to receive Thanksgiving hampers

WINDSOR, ON – On Friday, October 9, City of Windsor ‘inside’ municipal and public service workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 543, will give back to the Windsor community that they serve by hosting a Thanksgiving Giveback event to help 600 local families celebrate Thanksgiving with hampers filled with all…

Statement from CUPE 416 regarding Public Works and Infrastructure Committee’s decision to defer solid waste contracting out report

TORONTO, ON – Following the decision today by the City of Toronto Public Works and Infrastructure Committee to defer receiving a report on the benefits and drawbacks of further contracting out of solid waste management, Local 416 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 416) issued the following statement: CUPE 416 is disappointed that…

Municipal workers ratify agreement with Loyalist Township, look forward to ‘positive, productive’ future

After a lengthy period of negotiations, municipal workers voted on Wednesday to ratify their collective agreement with Loyalist Township, taking the last step needed to ensure the high quality and continuity of public services for the residents of Loyalist Township. The employees’ endorsement concludes a fraught round of bargaining, in which the township’s demands for…