Tag: Strikes
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.
Hydro restored after vehicle strikes pole in St. Thomas crash
A road in St Thomas remained closed Wednesday morning after a vehicle struck a hydro pole overnight, police say.
Tension flares as Western University closes campus roads amid ongoing strike
As frustration mounts over bumper-to-bumper traffic near Western Universityâs campus, striking workers and the school are nowhere near reaching an agreement, a union representative says.
Police seek witnesses after female motorist strikes man on 2nd Avenue East
Police are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage after a female driver clipped and dragged a pedestrian several feet along 2nd Avenue East Friday afternoon. According to a police media release, a man was exiting his vehicle in the 900 block of 2nd Avenue East just before 3 p.m. when a white car travelling northbound […]
Picket lines may greet Western University students on move-in day
Western University students may have to navigate picket lines when they move into residences at month’s end as contract negotiations between the school and the union representing cleaners, landscaping staff and tradespeople are at a standstill. The union representing about 330 caretakers, landscape services and trades workers was unable unable to reach an agreement last […]
King’s University College faculty mull possible strike amid contract talks
Just weeks before classes resume, Kingâs University College faculty have voted overwhelmingly in favour of striking if necessary after testy negotiations that began in April.
Chicago teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract | Great Lakes Now
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Owen Sound Baysox walk-off the Angels in return to NDBL playoff action
The Owen Sound Baysox looked a little rusty in celebrating their 6-5 walk-off win over the Barrie Angels under the lights in Owen Sound Thursday night. Kirk Gibson admitted he doused the wrong player with his water while the Baysox bench cleared to celebrate Ryan Bartley’s seventh-inning game-ending hit to right field. Catcher Greg Slater […]
Striking London warehousing workers dug in after rejecting two offers
The union for 147 workers at HCL Logistics also says they haven’t paid for their last week of work yet, adding to their strike-line resolve.