Blaisdale Montessori school workers reach tentative contract
OSHAWA, ON – After a lengthy marathon bargaining session, Blaisdale Montessori school workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), reached a tentative first collective...
View ArticlePart-time library workers in Sault Ste. Marie challenge employer to come to...
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Thirty-six part-time library workers with the City of Sault Ste. Marie are asking their employer why they refuse to come to the bargaining table. The part-time library sub-unit...
View ArticleLocked-out workers of Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS “pay it forward” with...
PARRY SOUND and NORTH BAY, ON – Inspired by the remarkable levels of community support they have received since they were locked out by Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS), workers...
View ArticleCity of Owen Sound employees call for strike vote
OWEN SOUND, ON – The members of Local 1189 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1189) representing administrative employees and by-law enforcement for the City of Owen Sound are holding a...
View ArticleLocked-out workers of Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS “pay it forward” with...
NORTH BAY, ON – Inspired by the remarkable levels of community support they have received since they were locked out by Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS), workers are finding ways...
View ArticleNorth Bay food bank gets a boost as workers locked out by Nipissing and Parry...
NORTH BAY, ON – Locked-out workers from Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS) said a collective “thank you” to city and community today as their week-long food drive ended with a...
View ArticleNipissing and Parry Sound CAS and CUPE to resume contract talks on Thursday
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Representatives of the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) of the District of Nipissing and Parry Sound and the union that represents its frontline, administrative and support...
View Article“Drive-through food drive” by locked-out CAS workers delivers the goods for...
PARRY SOUND, ON – Workers locked out by Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS) gave a resounding vote of thanks to their community yesterday, as they held a “fruitful” food drive for...
View ArticleUniversity of Guelph workers overwhelmingly endorse strike action
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...
View ArticleBlaisdale Montessori school workers ratify first collective agreement to...
OSHAWA, Ont. – Blaisdale Montessori school staff, who are members of CUPE 5257, voted last night to accept a first collective agreement that will include wage increases, sick leave improvements and...
View ArticleLocked-out children’s aid workers remain on the picket line as talks merely...
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Union negotiators are disappointed that little progress was made today towards ending the lockout of frontline, administrative and support staff at Nipissing and Parry...
View ArticleCity of Owen Sound employees give strong mandate for strike action
OWEN SOUND, ON – Members of Local 1189 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 1189), representing administrative employees and by-law enforcement in the City of Owen Sound, have given an...
View ArticleOne of region’s top employers could have a labour dispute
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...
View ArticleLocked-out children’s aid workers charge Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS with...
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Workers locked out of their jobs at Nipissing and Parry Sound children’s aid society (CAS) expressed their shock and dismay at the cancellation of Tuesday’s meeting of...
View ArticleEssex County Library Board cancels public meeting and cuts off workers’...
ESSEX, ON – As the Essex County Library strike hits the eighth-month mark this week, the Library Board has no real plan to end the strike but to continue to thwart democracy and starve striking...
View ArticleRisk of turbulence at Sunwing: flight attendants give union a strong strike...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Jan. 23, 2017) - Sunwing's flight attendants gave their union a strong strike mandate to force the company to agree to the fair deal they deserve when bargaining resumes on January...
View ArticlePremier’s visit to North Bay an opportunity for workers of Nipissing and...
NORTH BAY, ON – Workers locked out of their jobs by Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS) are hoping that a visit by Premier Kathleen Wynne to North Bay could be the catalyst for...
View ArticlePremier’s visit to North Bay an opportunity for workers of Nipissing and...
NORTH BAY, ON – Workers locked out of their jobs by Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS) are hoping that a visit by Premier Kathleen Wynne to North Bay could be the catalyst for...
View ArticleCity of Cambridge outside workers seek fair contract to address wage disparity
CAMBRIDGE, ON – City of Cambridge ‘outside’ workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), are urging management to return to the bargaining table next week with the full...
View ArticleMassive support in Hamilton for increased hospital and long-term care funding...
HAMILTON, ON — The results of a poll about the Hamilton health care system, with a focus on area hospitals and long-term care homes will be released in Hamilton on Monday (January 30, 2017) at 10:30...
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