Tag: Strike
Dyer: Wider Middle East war would make things much worse
Itâs more like a courtship ritual between exotic birds than a 21st-century war.
Politicians say no to allowing homeless camps within 25 metres of homes
City politicians want to strike down an effort to shrink the distance between encampments and homes, even as city hall says current guidelines put staff at risk and make homelessness increasingly visible. During Tuesday’s meeting of city council’s strategic priorities and policy committee, politicians spent several hours combing over new recommendations for the city’s community […]
Western University workers ratify new deal, campus roads reopen
Striking blue-collar workers at Western University have ratified a new deal, effectively ending a six-week job action by the unionâs 330 members. Members of CUPE Local 2361 â the union that represents caretakers, landscapers and trade workers at the university â voted in favour of the deal at a meeting Friday morning, vice-president Chris Yates […]
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.