LONDON, Ont. – The City of London’s 750 ‘inside’ municipal workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), will be on the picket line Monday morning, after bargaining talks with management broke down once again this (Saturday) afternoon when the employer wasted an opportunity to settle this dispute by again tabling concession demands…
LONDON, Ont. – Last minute talks to avert a strike between the City of London and its ‘inside’ municipal workers have ended with the City maintaining their position to take away current provisions in the collective agreement of CUPE 101 – pushing the City’s 750 front-line ‘inside’ workers out on the picket line on Monday…
LONDON, Ont. – City of London management failed to back away from concession demands as contract talks passed the midnight legal lockout or strike deadline Friday night, making the likelihood of a service shutdown all but certain, says CUPE. “Our members are ready to take our struggle to the picket lines unless management moves…
SUDBURY, ON – A poll conducted by Environics Research shows a whopping 84 percent of residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell more than half of Hydro One to private investors. Eighty-one percent also believe privatization will result in higher rates on their electricity bills. “This poll tells the government that Sudbury knows…
(ONTARIO) A poll conducted by Environics Research shows that almost 9 out of 10 Oshawa residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell 60% of Hydro One to private investors. 84% also believe that privatization will result in higher rates on their electricity bills. “This poll tells the government that Oshawa knows Hydro One…
LONDON, Ont. – The City of London’s ‘inside’ workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), are urging management to return to the bargaining table with an improved attitude, prepared to bargain and settle a fair contract so workers can continue to provide the services that London residents rely on. “While it…
TORONTO, ON – If the Liberal government passes its budget omnibus bill, Hydro One will no longer be public and we won’t even be able to learn details of its sale, according to two prominent legal experts. In fact, the sale won’t even produce promised revenue for infrastructure. “In short, Bill 91 doesn’t do…
TORONTO, ON – The Ontario government’s plan to sell part of Hydro One is a bad idea that will end up losing hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new report by economists Dr. David Peters and Dr. Douglas Peters. The report, released by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario details how…
LONDON, Ont. – The City of London’s ‘inside’ workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), have requested the assistance of a provincial mediator to help reach a collective agreement with their employer after management continued to make concession demands and failed to engage in meaningful discussions despite several attempts by the union…
