Tag: CUPE
Tentative deal reached in Western University strike after six weeks
A tentative deal has been reached between Western University and the union representing caretakers, landscapers and trade workers, officials with both the union and the school say. CUPE Local 2361, the union representing 330 workers who have been on strike since Aug. 30, announced on Wednesday evening in an email that it had reached a […]
Mayor addresses Western University workers’ picket line at city hall
Londonâs mayor is speaking out after receiving criticism from Western University pickets that he should get involved to help end their labour impasse with the school, now into its sixth week.
Why are striking Western University workers picketing at city hall?
A strike by Western University workers has entered its sixth week and pickets have migrated far from campus to city hall, protesting what one union member called a lack of support from London’s mayor.
As Western University strike enters Week 5, national union boss visits picket line
The national president of CUPE visited a Western University picket line in a show of support Tuesday for the 330 local union members on strike in a labour impasse that’s now stretched into its fifth week.
Thames Valley school board officials took first-class train travel for $38K retreat
New details have surfaced of how 18 senior Thames Valley administrators travelled to Toronto for a controversial retreat in August.
Thousands to descend on Western University for homecoming amid strike
Thousands of alumni and students planning on attending Western Universityâs homecoming this weekend could be in for some unexpected headaches.
Union fumes as striking Western University worker hit by vehicle
Tension is rising at Western University, where a striking worker was hit by a vehicle on Thursday and the union representing 330 employees who walked off the job is accusing the city and university of using London police as a “weapon.” The union member was on the picket line at the entrance to Elborn College […]
Pickets delay girl’s appointment at Western University’s Elborn College: Father
A London man is calling for striking Western University workers to cool the rhetoric on the picket line after an incident involving his wife and three-year-old daughter.
Unions back trustee’s push for cost of Blue Jays stadium hotel stay by school board brass
Top officials at four Thames Valley District school board unions are backing a trustee’s demand for details about a three-day retreat for 18 senior administrators at the Toronto Blue Jays stadium hotel amid a multi-million-dollar budget deficit.