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MEDIA RELEASE: CUPE Local 79 files for conciliation in negotiations with Toronto Community Housing

05 May 2021News Releases

TORONTO, ON – Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) inside workers, has filed for conciliation in their negotiations with the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC), a move they hope will lead to more constructive discussions at the bargaining table. CUPE Local 79, which represents over 700 full and part-time workers ...

City of Toronto needs to shift focus from contingency planning to negotiating a fair deal with CUPE Local 79

09 March 2020Featured News, Latest News, News, News Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— Toronto, ON—The President of the Union representing 20,000 City of Toronto ‘Inside’ workers today urged the City to shift its focus from contingency plans to the place it needs to be— the bargaining table.“The best possible contingency plan is to negotiate a fair contract,” said Dave Mitchell, ...

CUPE Local 79 requests no-board in negotiations with City of Toronto

21 February 2020Featured News, Latest News, News Releases

TORONTO, ON – CUPE Local 79, representing over 22,000 inside workers with the City of Toronto, has requested a no-board report in their negotiations with the City, citing a lack of meaningful discussion on significant outstanding issues.“The City has been quite open about their attempts to seek significant concessions, erode job security and set ...

CUPE Local 79 Files for Conciliation in Negotiations with City of Toronto

07 February 2020Featured News, Latest News, News, News Releases

TORONTO, ON – Local 79 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 79) has filed for conciliation in their negotiations with the City of Toronto, a move that they hope will lead to more constructive discussions at the bargaining table. CUPE Local 79, which represents over 20,000 full and part-time inside workers for the City ...

Local 79 members overwhelmingly vote for strike mandate (Media Release)

20 January 2020Featured News, Latest News, News, News Releases

Members of CUPE Local 79, which represents over 20,000 City workers, turned out in historic numbers on Friday to give their bargaining team a strike mandate in its negotiations with the City of Toronto. 90% of participants in Friday’s vote supported a strike mandate."City workers are expecting a contract ...

87% of PSWs and RPNs at Toronto-run long-term care homes experience violence

09 April 2019Featured News, Multimedia, News, News Releases

Staff at the City of Toronto ten, long-term care homes– particularly racialized workers – experience a high level of violence, abuse and harassment, a newly released poll of front-line long-term care workers has found.The poll is the first time that CUPE Local 79 has surveyed its long-term care members – ...

Media advisory: First-ever violence poll of staff at City-run, long-term care homes released Tuesday – 12:30 p.m. at Toronto City Hall

09 April 2019News, News Releases

TORONTO, ON – The findings of a new poll that probed the frequency and type of violence staff experience at City of Toronto-run, long-term care homes, will be released Tuesday, April 9 (2019) at 12:30 p.m. at Toronto City Hall – Second Floor – Reception A. In addition to incidence of violence, ...

Local 79 joins calls for City to declare state of emergency over homelessness

22 January 2019Featured News, Latest News, News Releases

With several City of Toronto shelters operating at over-capacity, the President of CUPE Local 79, Dave Mitchell, is supporting housing advocates' call for the City of Toronto to declare a state of emergency over homelessness. Despite more resources being promised to the City's shelter system, capacity isn't being increased fast enough ...

Toronto Community Housing Workers Support Strike Mandate

04 July 2017Featured News, News Releases

TORONTO, ONTARIO — Workers at the Toronto Community Housing Corporation represented by CUPE Local 79 have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate. Local 79 has been negotiating a new contract with TCHC since October. "We are bargaining for good, stable jobs that support delivering great services to TCHC tenants," said Tim ...

City planners at breaking point due to development pressures, new report shows

16 November 2016Featured News, News, News Releases

(TORONTO) - A new report shows increasing development and planning challenges in Toronto have brought City planners to a breaking point. CUPE Local 79 surveyed its members in the City’s Planning Division and found that workloads are often unmanageable and overworked staff are sometimes unable to meet legislated requirements for ...

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