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 …
Remembering Mat Nelson
On January 17, 2017, Mat Nelson – Ottawa-area labour activist and former President of the Ottawa CUPE District Council – passed on, surrounded by his family and friends. Mat was a dedicated activist who believed that social change takes place when people are engaged and that is exactly what he did and how we all knew him. He was …