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CUPE 4207 reaches tentative agreement with Brock University
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...
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Canadian Hearing Society pushes workers to take strike action
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(March 5, 2017) - After being presented with multiple options for negotiating a settlement that would address their stated concerns, the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) has rejected...
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Workers at Bob Rumball Associations for the Deaf ratify new collective agreement
MILTON, ON – 100 workers with the Bob Rumball Associations for the Deaf (BRAD) have ratified a new collective agreement. The workers, who are primarily support staff and counsellors, are represented...
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Canadian Hearing Society workers launch strike action
TORONTO -- Employees with the Canadian Hearing Society have launched strike action. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says management rejected all of the union's proposals and the 227 employees...
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Canadian Hearing Society employees launch strike action
Employees with the Canadian Hearing Society have launched strike action. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says management rejected all of the union's proposals and the 227 employees had no...
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Negotiators for locked-out workers at Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS back at...
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Locked-out children’s aid workers are hopeful that the support they received from MPPs during their recent visit to the Ontario legislature will help to kick-start...
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CHS workers hit picket line
Four employees of the Canadian Hearing Society in North Bay were joined on the picket line by a couple dozen locked-out Children’s Aid Society workers Monday morning. The Canadian Hearing Society...
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CUPE Ontario Exec Board suspends meeting to join picket line
TORONTO, ON — Members of CUPE Ontario’s Executive board are pausing their meeting tomorrow to join the picket line outside of a Canadian Hearing Society office. Workers for the Hearing Society started...
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Settle the strike, Canadian Hearing Society users say
A strike by unionized workers at the Canadian Hearing Society is causing interruptions for people who rely on the service across Ontario. "Where do I turn for help," asked Corey Bouffard, 27, at a...
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International Women’s Day 2017
On March 8, people across the globe celebrate women’s struggles and achievements by observing International Women’s Day. The annual event, first celebrated in commemoration of the 1908 strike by the...
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Workers’ hopes for restoring high-quality child protection services are...
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – By allowing the latest and best chance of a deal with workers to slip through their fingers, negotiators for Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society are...
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Striking CHS workers recognize the significance of International Women’s Day
TORONTO, ON – On International Women’s Day, striking workers from the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) are reflecting on the important role women have played in their union. “On International Women’s...
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Paramedics believe fire and paramedic “optimization” plan falls short
SUDBURY, ON — Even though it's being characterized as a Greater Sudbury fire and paramedic services "optimization" plan, "meaningful dialogue about enhancing paramedic emergency medical care doesn't...
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Durham workers in the deaf community get support on the picket line today
OSHAWA, ONTARIO--(March 10, 2017) - It's not just a new contract that Canadian Hearing Society workers (CHS) in 24 Ontario communities including Durham are striking for, says Fred Hahn, president of...
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Open 17 permanent hospital beds in Cornwall to deal with critical bed shortage
CORNWALL, ON — With occupancy levels spiking recently to 138 per cent at Cornwall Community Hospital (CCH), the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU) today called on the province to open at least...
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Oshawa MPP and CUPE president join picketing Canadian Hearing Society workers
The Durham office of the Canadian Hearing Society is one of 20 in the province that’s been on strike since Monday. Contract talks between the society and the workers’ union, CUPE, broke down over the...
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As College Royal open house approaches, University of Guelph moves backward –...
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...
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Ontario’s labour minister called on to end savage assaults on health care staff
TORONTO, ON — Savage assaults by patients and patients’ families on Ontario nurses, personal support workers and other front line hospital and long-term care staff, have left workers with severe...
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CUPE 1334 reaches tentative agreement with University of Guelph
GUELPH, ON (March 12, 2017) – The union representing trades, maintenance and service workers at the University of Guelph last night reached a tentative agreement with the University of Guelph....
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NDP Leader in Sault today calls for more services for Deaf Community, lends...
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Today, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath and Sault St. Marie City Councillor Joe Krmpotich will join striking workers from CUPE Local 2073 on the picket line in front of the...
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