Municipalities

CUPE 82 on strike in Windsor

Apr 15, 2009 10:59 AM Outside city workers in Windsor Ontario are on strike today after mediated talks failed to reach a settlement.

City of Windsor workers hoping to avoid strike action

Mar 20, 2009 11:29 AM Locals 82 and 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing City of Windsor workers, are scheduled for a second round of conciliation talks with the employer next week. Both bargaining units (inside and outside workers) have been without a collective agreement since December 31, 2008.

UnBottle It! Speaking tour to highlight growing opposition to bottled water arrives in Toronto.

Jan 29, 2009 11:46 AM The Council of Canadians and CUPE Ontario are holding a province-wide tour to encourage bans on bottled water in municipal and provincial facilities. The 15-city speaking tour, which arrives in Toronto on Thursday, January 29, features Maude Barlow, National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and Senior Advisor on Water to the President of the UN General Assembly, City Councilor Paula Fletcher, as well as Sid Ryan and Yolanda McClean representing CUPE Ontario. Mr. Ryan will participate in the Toronto event and will be available for interviews.

City of Windsor workers commit to work

Jan 19, 2009 02:12 PM Locals 82 and 543 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing City of Windsor workers, have been told by the employer representatives that their group asked the Ministry of Labour to appoint a conciliator. Both bargaining units (inside and outside workers) have been without a collective agreement since December 31, 2008.

CUPE 416 settles with Toronto Parking Authority

Dec 20, 2008 04:40 PM CUPE 416, has reached a tentative agreement with the Toronto Parking Authority, averting a potential strike by about 300 attendants, maintenance workers and parking enforcement officers.

City of Peterborough municipal workers seek fair contract – management pushes for strike in early January

Dec 17, 2008 03:52 PM City of Peterborough municipal workers are seeking a fair deal that’s comparable to other city workers, but management and council are determined to push the ‘outside’ workers on strike, says the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), representing the 123 municipal staff.

City’s draft budget hurts families: CUPE

Nov 6, 2008 03:33 PM The draft budget presented by the City of Ottawa will hurt everyone’s quality of life, first and foremost families trying to keep their kids healthy and safe, says the president of Ottawa’s municipal workers.

Keep Ottawa city services: CUPE

Oct 30, 2008 03:08 PM CUPE leaders urged the people of Ottawa to consider the high costs of privatization at a press conference held today at the Jack Purcell Community Centre.

Simcoe County inside workers give union strike mandate

Oct 30, 2008 11:58 AM More than 200 Simcoe County social and children’s services, administration, museums and archives workers have given their union a mandate to call a strike if they do not reach an agreement with the county by November 12.

Gananoque workers and Town reach tentative agreement - Union members to vote on tentative deal on Oct. 27

Oct 24, 2008 03:33 PM A tentative deal between the Town of Gananoque and the union representing town workers was reached early Wednesday morning.