LOYALIST TOWNSHIP, ON – Loyalist Township municipal workers rejected management’s ‘final’ offer and have asked their Employer to return to the bargaining table to resume negotiations and reach an amicable agreement to avoid any service disruption, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 64 municipal workers at the Township. The workers voted 90…
DetailsNORTH BAY, ON – CUPE Local 4720-04, representing the AIDS Committee of North Bay and area workers, reached a tentative agreement on August 13 with their employer. The tentative deal averted the strike/lockout deadline that was set for August 15. The local will be taking the agreement to their members for a ratification vote on…
DetailsSAULT SAINT MARIE, ON – CUPE Local 5269, representing approximately 140 workers of the Children’s Aid Society of Algoma, moved to a no-board on August 4th after negotiations with a Ministry of Labour-appointed conciliator broke off. “In spite of our great strides to reach a deal, ultimately the employer is just not willing,” said…
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Emergency After Hours Staff (EAHS), members of CUPE 2316.1 at the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto have been on strike since July 27. These members have been trying to secure a first collective agreement for more than two years. Management has not responded to updated proposals from CUPE. It’s time for them to get back…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – Changes to the proposed Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP) announced today betray the Liberals’ promise to build a pension plan for all Ontarians and could threaten the expansion of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), said Fred Hahn, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario. “CUPE Ontario has always supported…
DetailsOn August 3, CUPE Ontario proudly commemorates Emancipation Day, which marks the passing of the Slavery Abolition Act. The Act ended slavery across the British Empire over 180 years ago, on August 1, 1834. Emancipation Day coincides with Simcoe Day, named for Lt.Gov. John Graves Simcoe, who passed an Act Against Slavery in 1793, ultimately…
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KINGSTON, ON – A poll, conducted by Environics Research, shows 8 in 10 Kingston residents oppose the Liberal government’s plan to sell 60 percent of Hydro One, and may be taking their anger out on Liberal candidates in the federal election. The riding of Kingston and the Islands has reliably elected Liberals to federal…
DetailsLOYALIST TOWNSHIP, ON – Barely into the first day of conciliation talks, the Loyalist Township’s hired consultant triggered a countdown to a possible service shutdown, as early as mid-August, by asking for a ‘no board’ report from the Ministry of Labour, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 60 municipal workers at the…
DetailsDURHAM REGION, ON – Participation House Durham and Community Living Ajax-Pickering and Whitby (CL-APW) are among a handful of developmental service agencies in Ontario refusing to play by the rules for paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars in provincially funded wage increases to frontline workers. Last year $180 million was earmarked by the Ministry…
DetailsTORONTO, ON – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing 55,000 education workers in Ontario, has requested the aid of a conciliator from the Ministry of Labour in its central negotiations. “It’s clear we are going to require assistance to get these talks moving,” said Terri Preston, chair of CUPE’s central bargaining committee. “We’ve…
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