Picket lines come down as developmental service workers reach tentative deal with Community Living Port Colborne-Wainfleet

PORT COLBORNE, ON ā€“ On the eve of their fourth week on strike, developmental service workers have reached a tentative agreement with Community Living Port Colborne-Wainfleet. ā€œI am proud of my coworkers and the strength of our Union,ā€ said CUPE Local 2276 Vice President Cassie Bisson. ā€œThe work we do can be invisible to so…

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Picket lines went up Monday morning at Toronto Metropolitan University

TORONTO ā€“ After silence from Toronto Metropolitan University management over the weekend, custodial and maintenance workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) started their first-ever strike Monday morning. ā€œItā€™s been a frustrating process. All weā€™re asking for is wages that keep up with the cost of living in Toronto, and for a…

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ā€œWorkers are worth itā€: CUPE Ontario launches campaign for better wages for frontline public sector workers

TORONTO ā€“ CUPE Ontario has launched a campaign to shine a light on the link between the current crisis in the provinceā€™s public services and the years-long history of wage suppression for frontline workers in Ontarioā€™s public sector. The ā€œWorkers Are Worth Itā€ campaign kicked off last week with a series of online advertisements and…

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CUPE begins job action at Toronto Metropolitan University

TORONTO ā€“ Custodial and maintenance workers at Toronto Metropolitan University represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) are starting their first-ever job action this morning after the university administration failed to address the rising cost of living and inequality in the pension plan during negotiations. ā€œThis is historic. Weā€™re people who usually quietly…

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ā€œHow can these workers, with only a few days training, understand all the behavioral issues in order to provide adequate care to each individual?ā€ says mother of Community Living resident

PORT COLBORNE, ON ā€“ Bev Rumboldt hasnā€™t slept well since the strike at Community Living Port Colborne-Wainfleet began. With minimal communication from management about staffing issues, sheā€™s anxious her daughter Brooklynne, who is 25, non-verbal, and has autism, isnā€™t getting the level attention she needs. ā€œNo parent wants to live with that worry or stress,ā€…

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Little time left for Toronto Metropolitan University to resolve shocking pension dispute

TORONTO ā€“ A pension dispute more than two years in the making could lead to labour disruption at Toronto Metropolitan University later this week, says the union representing custodial and maintenance workers at the school. ā€œToronto Metropolitan University prides itself on lifting people up through education and promoting equity, but what theyā€™re doing right now…

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