Completed Labour Actions

Cuts to health and retirement benefits, parental leave

The central collective agreement was ratified April 8, 2020. Read the press release here. CATHOLIC TEACHERS TAKING PROVINCE-WIDE STRIKE ACTION ON JANUARY 21 January 13, 2020 TORONTO – The Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA) has announced that all of its members will be engaging in a one-day full withdrawal of services on Tuesday, January…

Rotating strikes will begin on Monday January 20 if no deal is reached. For more information visit etfo.ca, or follow @ETFOeducators on twitter. Read the OFL statement of solidarity with ETFO. Required five-day notice for Toronto, York Region and Ottawa-Carleton school boards given in anticipation of one-day strike on Monday January 20 Toronto, ON –…

Lisez la declaration de solidarité de l’FTO avec AEFO: français   English Grève du zèle des enseignantes et enseignants franco-ontariens à compter du 16 janvier 2020 OTTAWA, le 14 janvier 2020 – Les enseignantes et enseignants franco-ontariens membres de l’Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO) seront en position légale de faire la grève à…

Work life balance, benefits, wages, work rules, predictable schedule. This strike is a fight for the company to honour our current collective agreements, stop the constant and intentional violation of our rest rules and start to treat safety and health with the importance that it deserves and not as inconvenience. The right to strike of…

This round of bargaining has been extremely difficult. In an attempt to reach a fair contract, we have undergone conciliation and have since been negotiating with the assistance of a mediator, with the last contract expiring on June 30, 2016. These workers are vital to the waterway and its operation as a key shipping lane.…

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…

OTTAWA — After nearly two years of ongoing negotiations with their employer following the expiry of their Collective Agreement on June 30th 2017, members of the Canadian Union of Labour Representatives (IAMAW Local Lodge 3111 CULR), which represents the majority of staff at the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) in offices from British Columbia to Newfoundland…

Toronto, ON – Members of IAMAW Local 1922 made their decision early this morning and voted to go on strike against their employer, the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE), after negotiations stalled. COPE Ontario represents approximately 6,000 members that work in the healthcare and educational sectors as well as representing multiple other workplaces…

September 30, 2019, 55,000 members of CUPE in Ontario, working in schools and board offices across the province began legal job action to secure public education services. CUPE education workers play many vital roles in our children’s schools. They are educational assistants, office administrators, custodians, tradespeople, instructors, library technicians, early childhood educators, IT specialists, speech…

GDI Services, the multi-million-dollar company that is contracted by the Department of Defence to provide cleaning services at Petawawa’s Canadian Forces Base. After months of frustrating negotiations, GDI Services has refused to address many of the concerns raised by its workers, including the loss of their paid sick leave due to the rollback of the…

SEIU Local 2 is locked out by Luciano Janitorial Services, because they refused to give up sick days and benefits. They will be rallying to pressure the Board of Directors to force our employer back to negotiate! To find out how to support these workers, follow them on Facebook. July 24, they will be rallying…

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…

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…

Sheet Metal Workers’ & Roofers’, 4,000 members are on rotating strike in Ontario. Learn more here.

UPDATE June 28, 2019: This labour action is resolved and a first Collective Agreement has been reached between the Rainforest Cafe and Workers United Canada Council Local 2347. The OFL boycott has also been lifted. ACTION ALERT Email VP Eleni Tataridis and GM Jay Rawal and tell them Rainforest workers deserve a fair contract now! elenit@niagarafallshotels.com,…

Agreement reached Thursday May 9, 2019.  Read the press release from ONA Send a message: Fairness for Windsor-Essex Health Unit Nurses. More than 80 Nurse Practitioners, Public Health Nurses and Registered Practical Nurses who provide a wide range of services to close to 500,000 Windsor-Essex County residents are marking International Women’s Day on the picket…

Update: Feb. 16, 2019,  UFCW Canada Local 1006A members working at Baxtrom’s Your Independent Grocer (YIG) in Cornwall, Ontario voted to accept the latest company offer, ending a 12-week labour dispute. Click here for the press release. What can you do to support? Please continue to shop elsewhere until a fair deal is reached Drop…

For information about which locations are striking please click here: https://www.cupw.ca/en “Canada Post had the opportunity this weekend to stop any postal disruption on Monday, but instead, as they have for almost a year, they refused to talk about the issues that matter to our members,” says Mike Palecek, CUPW National President. “Our goal has…

The Nurses ratified a new collective agreement on November 17. Read about it in the Thunder Bay news watch by clicking here. These 58 nurses are the lowest paid public health nurses in Ontario and they’re walking the picket line again today because they deserve a fair collective agreement that doesn’t set them back further.…

Update: November 15, 2018 IATSE Local 58 members vote in favour of ratifying contract with Exhibition Place to end four-month lockout Toronto, November 15, 2018 / – Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 58 voted at a general meeting this morning in favour of ratifying a proposed contract with Exhibition…

The approximately 30 nurses, receptionists, and custodians in OPSEU Local 276 at the Family Health Organization have been on strike since May 22 over the low wages and unfair working conditions that prevent them from providing quality service and care to thousands of people and families. The employer has been using family members as scabs…

UPDATE (June 6, 2018): Tentative agreement reached in Cornwall city workers’ strike On May 17, Picket lines went up and more than 230 Cornwall city workers began strike action, after Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the City of Cornwall failed to reach an agreement in contract negotiations. CUPE Local 5734, Local 234, and Local…

Lear Ajax workers, members of Unifor 222 went on strike April 28, 2018. To find out more click here.

Update: August 22, 2018 – Hamilton youth facility workers vote in favour of contract, ending four month lockout HAMILTON – The four month lockout at the Arrell Youth Centre in Hamilton is over. The 60 members of OPSEU Local 216 have voted narrowly in favour of an agreement reached on Monday. “These youth correctional workers deserve…

Update: On July 16, 2018 Strike at Goderich mine ends after collective agreement ratified. For more information, click here. The company’s latest offer included a long list of concessions including reducing benefits, extending shift length, forced overtime, and weakening existing contracting-out provisions in the collective agreement. Unifor represents 348 miners in production, shipping, and maintenance. In February…

About 65 employees, including those who work as appointment secretaries, medical aides and in medical records, walked off the job on April 9. The union has said key issues include precarious work contracts and low wages. All locals and members are encouraged to send a financial donation to assist the striking workers and keep the…

Since April 6, 2,300 workers employed by Caesars Windsor casino and represented by Unifor Local 444, have been walking the picket line over workload and respect. The strike was initiated after a majority of the workers rejected the tentative agreement reached. The striking workers include dealers, cooks, housekeepers and janitors. Amid the strike the union’s…

CUPE 2424 ratified a collective agreement on April 4, 2018, after a month on the picket line. Read the statement here. CUPE 2424 was on the picket lines at 6:00 a.m. on Monday, March 5. CUPE 2424 comprises Carleton University administrative, technical, and library staff. To read an open letter from the union to University…

UPDATE: On Saturday, November 17, 2018, the Unit 4 bargaining team met with York University representatives. After 4 hours of negotiations, the university made an offer to Unit 4. For more information, click here. UPDATE: 0n June 21 the CUPE 3903 at York Strike made history by becoming the longest post-secondary strike in Canadian History, at 109…

Send solidarity messages of support to workers at ASAP Secured Inc., members of USW Local 9597 who have been locked out by the employer and join them on the picket line at 300 North Harbour Road West, Goderich, ON, Canada. This is the only security service job site in the community, so the members of USW…

UPDATE: These workers reached a tentative agreement on November 18, 2017. Ippolito Produce workers are on the picket line Monday to Friday from 2:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and Sunday from 5:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Please join them whenever you can. Workers are striking for: Better wages – wages have been stagnant for years…

UPDATE: OPSEU Contract Faculty were legislated back to work. Read the press release here. To show solidarity with these workers, send a letter of support by clicking here. To read the OPSEU press release click here. Toronto – More than 12,000 Ontario public college faculty will be on the picket line rather than in their…

December 22, 2017 UPDATE: Congratulations to the Staff at the Sudbury Counselling Centre, members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 2020, which ended 10 weeks on the picket line with the ratification of a new three-year collective agreement – just in time for the holidays. “These 12 women can go back to work in January with…

  UPDATE: A tentative agreement was reached on October 19, 2017. 81 per cent voted in favour of the agreement on October 20. Read more here. Medical Laboratories of Windsor employees have been working without a contract since March, 2017. The workers did not make the decision to strike lightly. They care about the patients they…

UPDATE: The new collective agreement was ratified on October 6, 2017. A tentative agreement was reached between the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA-APPUL) and the employer October 5. Click here to read more. — The Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA) has been working hard to negotiate a fair collective agreement that supports its members and…

UPDATE: GM CAMI workers reached a tentative agreement with the employer on October 14. To read more click here. The 2,800 workers went on strike at the Ingersoll auto plant, their first strike in 25 years. Solidarity: Please visit the picket lines in Ingersoll.

A solidarity march from the Renaissance Hotel Toronto Downtown to the Soho House Toronto, a TIFF hotspot, to hold a street theatre-style “red carpet” action to highlight the need for labour law reforms. 4:30pm – Rally at the Renaissance Toronto Downtown (1 Blue Jays Way, in the Rogers Centre) 5:30pm – March from Renaissance to…

An ongoing fightback against a pension plan deficit which will result in a 24% reduction in monthly benefits for current and future retirees, Unifor Local 112 members. This would mean a cut of more than $200 a month (on average) for each retiree.

UPDATE: October 15, Teamsters Local 419 ratified their tentative agreement with the employer. Read more here. Over 700 workers employed by Swissport handle baggage and cargo, tow planes, clean cabins, and perform flight operations tasks for over 30 airlines. They are on strike for wages, benefits, safety and respect at work.