MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO–(March 14, 2017) – Join Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Jagmeet Singh and CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn, along with striking workers from CUPE Local 2073, in front of the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) office in Mississauga, tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. “The people who rely on CHS services across the province support our members, many of…
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Today, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Sault St. Marie City Councillor Joe Krmpotich will join striking workers from CUPE Local 2073 on the picket line in front of the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) office at 130 Queen Street East at 1:15 p.m. Following the picket, they will address the Sault…
Hamilton workers are among the more than 220 Canadian Hearing Society employees across the province that walked off the job this week after contract talks came to a halt. Members from Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2073, which represents the staff, joined the picket line Friday afternoon outside the Hamilton office — where approximately…
OSHAWA, ONTARIO–(March 10, 2017) – It’s not just a new contract that Canadian Hearing Society workers (CHS) in 24 Ontario communities including Durham are striking for, says Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “This is a struggle to regain the heart and soul of an organization, where regrettably new…
TORONTO, ON – On International Women’s Day, striking workers from the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) are reflecting on the important role women have played in their union. “On International Women’s Day, we can’t help but recognize the fact that our union is almost 90 percent women,” said Stacey Connor, President of CUPE 2073. “We are…
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – By allowing the latest and best chance of a deal with workers to slip through their fingers, negotiators for Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society are increasing the likelihood of a tragedy among vulnerable children and youth, said a representative of the Canadian Union of Public Employees…
TORONTO, ON — Members of CUPE Ontario’s Executive board are pausing their meeting tomorrow to join the picket line outside of a Canadian Hearing Society office. Workers for the Hearing Society started striking today after talks broke down over the weekend. They are being asked to accept roll-backs after four years without a contract. These…
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Locked-out children’s aid workers are hopeful that the support they received from MPPs during their recent visit to the Ontario legislature will help to kick-start negotiations with Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS and restore high-quality child protection services in the north. Tomorrow (March 7) will see negotiators for…
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(March 5, 2017) – After being presented with multiple options for negotiating a settlement that would address their stated concerns, the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) has rejected all offers for settlement, leaving the union with no choice but to commence strike action on Monday morning. “We are actually quite shocked,” said Barbara Wilker-Frey, CUPE…
MILTON, ON – 100 workers with the Bob Rumball Associations for the Deaf (BRAD) have ratified a new collective agreement. The workers, who are primarily support staff and counsellors, are represented by Local 4763 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4763). “The reality is that workers with BRAD still face a significant wage…
