City of Toronto needs to shift focus from contingency planning to negotiating a fair deal with CUPE Local 79

79-strikesupport2020, Municipal

TORONTO, ON – The President of the union representing over 20,000 City of Toronto ‘inside’ workers today urged the City to shift its focus from contingency plans to the place it needs to be – the bargaining table. “The best possible contingency plan is to negotiate a fair contract,” said Dave Mitchell, President of Local…

CUPE Local 79 requests no-board in negotiations with City of Toronto

79-strikesupport2020, Municipal, Strike Support

TORONTO, ON – CUPE Local 79, representing over 22,000 inside workers with the City of Toronto, has requested a no-board report in their negotiations with the City, citing a lack of meaningful discussion on significant outstanding issues. “The City has been quite open about their attempts to seek significant concessions, erode job security and set…