PARRY SOUND, Ont. – On Tuesday evening, child protection workers from the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) of the District of Nipissing and Parry Sound will hold an information picket at Parry Sound Municipal Office. Their goal is to alert councillors to the ways that cuts to child protection services are hurting people and communities…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Efforts to resolve a three-week old strike by 435 frontline, administrative and support workers at the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS) derailed last night after Peel CAS issued a ‘take it or leave it’ ultimatum. Despite progress being made on several outstanding issues,…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – The union representing 435 striking front line, administrative and support workers today called on local politicians to start asking ‘hard questions’ about why the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS) is spending outrageous amounts of money to recruit strike breakers. “For an agency claiming it can’t afford…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – On behalf of 435 striking frontline, administrative and support workers at the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS), Sonia Yung, President of Local 4914 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4914), today issued the following open letter to Peel CAS Chief Executive Officer Rav Bains.…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Mark Hancock, National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), today brought the support of CUPE members across the country to striking frontline, administrative and support staff at the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS). “You are not alone,” Hancock told striking members of CUPE…
Social services workers from across Ontario, plus CUPE Ontario leadership and community allies, join CUPE 4914 for a picket line celebration MISSISSAUGA, ON – Dark clouds couldn’t put a damper on the spirits of striking frontline, administrative and support workers from the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS). The…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – Striking frontline, administrative and support workers at the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS), members of Local 4914 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4914) will be joined on the picket line tomorrow afternoon by their allies in the social services sector and the leadership of…
MISSISSAUGA, ON – At 7:00 a.m. this morning, striking frontline, administrative and support staff, members of Local 4914 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4914) established picket lines around the headquarters of the Children’s Aid Society of the Region of Peel (Peel CAS). “Our spirits are high, our resolve is strong, because…
CUPE 4914, Peel Region CAS Workers, have been on strike fighting for a healthier, safer and more dignified working environment since September 18. Boost strikers’ spirits– send a personalized message of solidarity from your Local to be read on the picket lines! What to include: Your Union and Local number How many members you represent…
Peel Children’s Aid Society Workers have been on strike since September 18 in order to secure a safer, healthier and more dignified working environment. The 435 members of CUPE 4914 have been without a collective agreement since March 31. While many issues have been dealt with in bargaining, a number remain outstanding, including language around…
