Published on Rankandfile.ca on September 3, 2016 By Hassan Husseini Over the past several years myself and other activists in Ottawa felt very uncomfortable with Mayor Jim Watson participating in the Ottawa Labour Day. Mayor Watson is not a friend of workers, the labour movement or our community allies. While I am not certain if Mayor Watson ever received an official …
CUPE 2204 ratifies new agreement!
Good news from CUPE Local 2204: “Our strike against the National Capital Region YMCA-YWCA has ended and our members returned to work on Thursday, July 14th. On behalf of the members and executive of CUPE Local 2204, thank you to all our members, everyone in our community, other unions, and fellow labour activists who supported our efforts. Your support throughout bargaining and …
Urgent support for CUPE Local 2204 needed
As of today, YMCA childcare workers in Ottawa are on strike-members of CUPE 2204. They have a petition which can be signed here: http://cupe.ca/ymca-ywca-child-care-workers-defending-high-quality-child-care. People can also contact the employer, attached is their most current information flyer which has that information. They would also benefit significantly from solidarity at the picket lines. Workers are striking at the Taggart Family YMCA from …