At a general meeting on November 30th, Port of Quebec longshore workers voted 70% to reject the mediator’s proposal. With the festive season approaching and the specter of a second Christmas on the picket lines, members rejected the offer they found to be unsatisfactory. “It is an act of faith, a very courageous gesture and a […]
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Halifax counsellors and support staff who work with disabled adults at Sunset Community in Pugwash have voted for possible job action. The approximately 151 employees work at Sunset’s adult residential centre or in group homes and are represented by CUPE 972. CUPE Representative Kim Cail says the bargaining unit has settled their local issues and took
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The Whitby Library achieved a significant milestone last night by successfully securing their first tentative collective agreement with CUPE 53, which represents city workers employed by the Town of Whitby. This accomplishment follows closely on the heels of CUPE 53’s resolution of a strike that concluded on November 15, after lasting over a month. “We are
Education workers face many challenges on the job – violence and harassment should not be one of them. CUPE members across Canada have campaigned for employers to take active measures to reduce violence and harassment at schools. Now CUPE members in the education sector can participate in a landmark study to understand violence and harassment
CUPE 882 members representing the inside workers at the City of Prince Albert have voted 81% in favour of accepting the tentative agreement. Mira Lewis, CUPE National Representative said “Despite the city’s mind games, we were able to reach a deal with real improvements for our members. These gains clearly show what we said in the
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At a general meeting last night, the inside and outside workers with the Town of Val-d’Or (CUPE 128) voted 98.4% in favour of pressure tactics up to an including an unlimited strike at a time deemed opportune. The collective agreement expired on November 30, 2022, and negotiations to renew it began on May 30, 2023. In
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Outside workers in the Municipality of Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac in the Laurentians refused to work overtime today to express their exasperation with the pace of negotiations to renew their collective agreement. The pressure will soon edge up a notch because, starting on December 1, 2023, the inside workers will be able to exercise the same type of pressure
CUPE 389 members and the North Vancouver City Library have ratified a new three-year agreement that provides improved working conditions for CUPE members and enhanced library services for the community. “This round of negotiations, both the union and management engaged in open discussions. This respectful and collaborative approach allowed us to address concerns, find common ground, and work
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CUPE has announced that its 2,100 flight attendant members at Air Transat have a strike mandate. It was approved during general meetings by a nearly unanimous vote of 99.8%, by far the highest tally in the history of the Air Transat Component of CUPE. The vote reflects the flight attendants’ exceptionally high level of dissatisfaction with
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After consistent advocacy from the Ontario child care community, since the announcement of an $18 per hour wage floor in 2022, the provincial government has now been forced to increase the wage floor for RECEs in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care, CWELCC, system to $23.86 per hour. “This change is a direct result of