Something Special Children’s Centre is attempting to take away vital health benefits that we rely on in the event of serious illness or injury. They have gone so far as to lock us out of the workplace when all we want is to keep our health benefits as they were in previous contracts. We just…
Veterans deserve dignity and respect in the workplace. PSAC Local 818 are on strike because: Inadequate wage increases and uniform allowance Lack of paid sick leave Lack of respect & dignity 1% is not enough Picketing location: Royal Military College of Canada 13 General Crerar Crescent Kingston, ON K7K 7B4 For more information, click here.…
UPDATE: Sudbury Permanently Loses Jobs Under Anti-Union, Private Home Care SUDBURY – Failing to break the resolve of a group of low-paid workers during a five-month lockout, for-profit health-care provider CarePartners has decided to permanently eliminate dozens of jobs in Sudbury. CarePartners, a private corporation that profits from public tax dollars, locked out 29 Sudbury…
For more information, click here. With contract negotiations at an impasse, Ontario’s 12,000 unionized plumbers and steamfitters are headed for their first strike in more than three decades. The Ontario Pipe Trades Council was hopeful they would see some movement on the position taken by the Mechanical Contractors Association of Ontario (MCAO), but the management…