After three months locked out by Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS, children’s...
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Workers marking three months of lockout by Nipissing and Parry Sound Children’s Aid Society (CAS) are holding the society’s board of directors to account over its...
View ArticleListen to the People and Keep Hydro Public: Gates, Hahn to Wynne
Niagara Falls, ON - Concerned Ontarians gathered tonight by the Falls, a cornerstone of Ontario’s public power system to call on Kathleen Wynne to keep hydro in public hands. NDP MPP (Niagara Falls)...
View ArticleWorkers rally Saturday 11:30 a.m. on laundry’s last day to call on health...
SUDBURY, ON — Thousands in the Sudbury community want Health Sciences North (HSN) to rescind its contract with a laundry in Southern Ontario, for hospital laundry workers not to lose their jobs and...
View ArticleStriking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society take to the airwaves with...
TORONTO – Striking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) are taking to the airwaves with a new radio ad in Toronto. The ad, which can be heard here , urges the employer back to the table to...
View ArticleCUPE responds to Nipissing and Parry Sound CAS comments regarding picketing...
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – The following statement was issued by Bev Patchell, social services coordinator with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), to correct earlier claims made to...
View ArticleStriking workers welcome the Canadian Hearing Society’s return to bargaining
TORONTO, ON – Striking workers with the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), who have been off the job since March 6th, are hoping that their employer’s willingness to go back to the bargaining table today...
View ArticleTalks to continue tomorrow in CUPE-Canadian Hearing Society labour dispute
TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2073, representing 227 striking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), will continue to meet with its employer Thursday in...
View ArticleMarch and rally on Friday at noon in support of locked-out children’s aid...
NORTH BAY, ON – A show of solidarity and encouragement is planned for Friday in North Bay in support of children’s aid workers, who are now in the fourth month of their lockout at Nipissing and Parry...
View ArticleMunicipal workers and community allies to rally in support of striking...
WINDSOR, ON – As week four of the strike between Local 2073 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 2073) and the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) concludes, striking CHS workers in Windsor will...
View ArticleAs contract talks with CAS break down again, CUPE to hold news conference...
Workers’ fears for vulnerable children and families prompt call for action by provincial government NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Following the breakdown of bargaining talks this afternoon,...
View ArticleTalks to continue tomorrow in CUPE-Canadian Hearing Society labour dispute
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - March 30, 2017) - The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2073, representing 227 striking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS), will continue to...
View ArticleMounting fears about the state of child protection services prompts union’s...
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – A growing concern that the lockout at Nipissing and Parry Sound children’s aid – now at 100 days and counting – is jeopardizing the safety and well-being of the...
View ArticleJust-released Sunshine List reveals more than just executive salaries at...
NORTH BAY and PARRY SOUND, ON – Workers locked out of their jobs by Nipissing and Parry Sound children’s aid society are appalled – but not shocked – to learn that last year CAS Executive Director...
View ArticleTalks break off in CUPE-Canadian Hearing Society negotiations Union: “We...
TORONTO, ON – After four days of bargaining, talks have broken off between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2073 and the Canadian Hearing Society(CHS). Talks were aimed at ending a...
View ArticleTalks break off in CUPE-Canadian Hearing Society Negotiations
Union: "We still need a willing partner to resolve this" TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - April 1, 2017) - After four days of bargaining, talks have broken off between the Canadian Union of Public...
View ArticleYork Region labour and community allies to hold rally and food drive tomorrow...
NEWMARKET, ON – Public and private sector unions in York Region will tomorrow join with community allies for a solidarity rally and food drive in support of striking members of Local 2073 of the...
View ArticlePresident of striking workers at the Canadian Hearing Society will visit the...
TORONTO, ON – On the day marking exactly four weeks on strike, the president of CUPE Local 2073, Stacey Connor, will visit the picket line outside the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) Headquarters....
View ArticleRally in Belleville on Monday to mark four weeks of strike by Canadian...
BELLEVILLE, ON – Belleville workers on strike for a deal that allows them to provide high-quality, reliable and accessible services for clients of the Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) will be joined on...
View ArticleStrike at the Canadian Hearing Society is about culture, not costs
Unionized workers at the Canadian Hearing Society have been out on the picket line now for just over a month. It’s an all-too-familiar scenario: The 227 workers – interpreters, speech-language...
View ArticleSault Ste. Marie labour and community allies to hold solidarity rally for...
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Public and private sector unions in Sault Ste. Marie will join with community allies tomorrow for a solidarity rally and luncheon in support of striking members of Local 2073 of...
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