Hosted by Ottawa CUPE District Council Workers at the Canadian Hearing Society have been on strike across Ontario since March 6th. These workers provide vital services to the Deaf, Deafened, Orally Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. Ninety per cent of the strikers are women, and 40% of the membership come from the deaf and hard of hearing community themselves. …

Ottawa CUPE District Council General Members Meeting   Wednesday March 22nd, 2017 6:30pm Canadian Federation of Students Office, Boardroom 338 Somerset Street West (entrance at the side of the building, ring doorbell)   Agenda will include: ® Preparing resolutions for CUPE Ontario Division Convention ® Updates from community campaigns Refreshments will be served.   All CUPE members welcome!   ******************************************************************************************************* Conseil du SCFP du …

On Monday, March 6, CUPE 2073 set up picket lines at 2197 Riverside Drive (near Bank Street). The Local is comprised of over 200 workers, employed by the Canadian Hearing Society at 20 locations across Ontario. There are 23 members in Ottawa. 90% of these workers are women, many of whom are themselves deaf or hard of hearing. What are …