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As College Royal open house approaches, University of Guelph moves backward – not forward – in negotiations with CUPE 1334

UniversityBy ddadgari March 10, 2017

Union representing trades, maintenance and service workers calls employer’s latest offer ‘betrayal’ as two sides bargain in advance of Monday morning lockout/strike deadline GUELPH, ON – The union representing 240 trades, maintenance and service workers warned that negotiations with Guelph University are moving ‘backwards, not forward,’ raising the likelihood of a work stoppage that could…

CUPE 4207 reaches tentative agreement with Brock University

UniversityBy ddadgari March 3, 2017

ST. CATHARINES, ON – Negotiators for Unit 1 of Local 4207 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4207-1) have reached a tentative agreement with the administration of Brock University late last night, averting a strike which would have begun this morning. The two sides reached an agreement shortly after midnight following a marathon…

Lockout of a CUPE 1281 worker at University of Guelph

Strike Support, UniversityBy ddadgari February 23, 2017

UPDATE (February 24, 2017) – The lockout has been suspended as of 12:01am on Friday, February 24. This is the right choice, as it means the line of communication between the parties has been reopened. We are hopeful that the parties are able to find a mutually agreeable solution as quickly as possible. A…

Support university food service workers!

Solidarity, Uncategorized, UniversityBy ddadgari February 2, 2017

CUPE university workers in Ontario stand in solidarity with Unite HERE Local 75 food service workers at York University and University of Toronto Scarborough in their effort for decent wages and working conditions. CUPE’s Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) encourages all workers and students on these campuses to support Aramark food service workers by…

One of region’s top employers could have a labour dispute

UniversityBy ddadgari January 20, 2017

ST. CATHARINES, ON – Instructors, lab demonstrators, course coordinators, marker-graders and teaching assistants (TAs) at Brock University have voted to take strike action if they cannot agree to a suitable contract with the university. Local 4207 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4207), which represents the academic workers at Brock, has been negotiating…

University of Guelph workers overwhelmingly endorse strike action

UniversityBy ddadgari January 19, 2017

GUELPH, ON – Members of Local 1334 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1334) which represents trades, maintenance and service workers at the University of Guelph, have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking strike action in a vote completed yesterday. 93% voted in favour of authorizing the union to take strike action if…

“Top Employer” University of Guelph attempts to silence employees on campus

UniversityBy ddadgari January 12, 2017

GUELPH, ON — Employees at the University of Guelph are in disbelief after representatives from the University entered the office of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 3913 unannounced to remove posters with messages related to bargaining issues. The office was empty when the University’s representative entered, but members of the CUPE 3913 –…

Ad campaign mocks Brock’s top employer status

UniversityBy ddadgari January 9, 2017

ST. CATHARINES, ON – Instructors, lab demonstrators and teaching assistants (TAs) at Brock University are taking exception to the university’s recognition as a top employer in the region. Brock University was recently named one of the top employers in the Hamilton-Niagara Region for 2016. But for the TAs, lab demonstrators and contract instructors who do…

McMaster TAs and RAs negotiate to improve working conditions on campus

UniversityBy ddadgari December 1, 2016

HAMILTON, ON – 2500 Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Research Assistants (RAs) who do the bulk of the frontline instruction, grading, student consultation and research support at McMaster University, are working to avoid a strike by negotiating with the university administration to addresses poverty wages, precarious work and outsourcing on campus. The members of Local…

CUPE Ontario solidarity with CFS National Day of Action

UniversityBy ddadgari October 31, 2016

As Ontario’s community union, CUPE knows that a vibrant public education system builds strong communities and healthy economies. Yet Ontario’s post-secondary education system is in crisis. A university degree has become a prerequisite to pursue many job opportunities. At the same time, skyrocketing tuition fees and the lowest per-student funding in Canada are combining to…

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