HAMILTON, ON – While the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) prides itself as an ‘ecological jewel’ and a living paradise for locals and visitors to escape to, the 33 front-line workers who maintain the RBG’s gardens, grounds and buildings, are facing the harsh reality of falling behind as their wages have not kept pace with inflation…
LONDON, ON – As the City of London strike enters week 7, bargaining talks through the mediator collapsed after management introduced new amendments to the collective agreement on Monday morning, that were never seen before till now, says CUPE 101. “We are very disappointed, to say the least, that the city still has no…
BURLINGTON, ON – The City of Burlington’s transit workers rejected a tentative agreement in ratification votes on Sunday, July 5 and CUPE 2723 is calling on management to return to the bargaining table to resume negotiations. “Our members have spoken and indicated the contract offer before them did not go far enough to address their…
Burlington is one of Canada’s wealthiest cities. Despite city council getting a combined 3.4% increase this year, the employer is refusing to address the ongoing wage disparity between municipal workers in Burlington and those in neighbouring Hamilton. With steady growth, there is also no reason why Burlington refuses benefits to workers over 65 years of…
THUNDER BAY, ON – A poll, conducted by Environics Research, shows a whopping 87 percent of residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell more than half of Hydro One to private investors. More than eight in ten residents also believe privatization will result in higher rates on their electricity bills. “The poll tells the…
LONDON, ON – The City of London’s tactics of hiring replacement workers and encouraging scabs to provide the services normally delivered by the striking workers will not end the labour dispute, as the strike enters week five, says CUPE 101. “While Mayor Brown makes blanket statements of ‘valuing city workers’, it appears the City…
LONDON, ON – CUPE 101, representing the City of London’s striking ‘inside’ workers, is urging City Council to do what it takes to end this strike, as council prepares for a special meeting scheduled for this evening. “City Council should use this opportunity to discuss ways to end this strike,” said Shelley Navarroli, president of…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – A poll conducted by Environics Research shows a whopping 88 percent of residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell more than half of Hydro One to private investors. Eight in ten residents also believe privatization will result in higher rates on their electricity bills. “The poll tells the government that Peterborough…
TORONTO, ON – CUPE Ontario welcomes the recent NDP’s resolution to fight the sale of Hydro One, restore public ownership and oversight of Hydro One in the future and rebuild “Ontario’s historic commitment to public power.” “The Ontario NDP has shown true political leadership in the fight to keep Hydro public and, through this resolution,…
BURLINGTON, ON – While the City of Burlington proudly boasts itself as the best mid-sized city in Canada, as polled by ‘MoneySense’ magazine, Burlington municipal workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), who serve the city’s residents and businesses are asking why the city is not making the same efforts to make…
