Municipal employees at the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor unanimously rejected the employer’s final offer last evening and voted 99 per cent in favour of job action. The workers, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1349, have been without a contract since December 31, 2020. Local 1349 President Tammie Greening says the 90 percent turnout for the vote …
Low blow by employer causes concern for Grand Falls-Windsor municipal workers
St. John’s – In a move that some may consider to be blackmail, the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor is using municipal workers’ health as a bargaining chip, say representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). “It’s distasteful and it demonstrates the contempt that the mayor and managers in this town have for municipal workers,” says CUPE Representative Ed …
Perfectly United: CUPE 1349 launches radio ad campaign
Municipal workers at the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor, members of CUPE 1349, launched a radio ad campaign this week in an effort to reach a tentative agreement with their employer, and to avoid a disruption to services. You can hear all three radio ads on Valley Radio, VOCM, and K-ROCK stations. Radio Ad #1 The clock is counting down to …
CUPE 2019 achieves new contract with Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Municipal workers, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2019 have reached a four-year contract with their employer, the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL. Both the union and the employer have ratified the agreement and a signing ceremony took place on Tuesday, June 1. The collective agreement covers the period of January 1, 2019, to December …
Negotiations between municipal workers and the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor reach an impasse
Bargaining between the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor and municipal employees represented by the CUPE 1349 have reached an impasse. The union has informed the employer that they will not be responding to the latest proposal package. A consultant from Halifax, hired by the Town to conduct bargaining on their behalf, will be filing an application for conciliation with the provincial …
Municipal workers apply for conciliation in Happy Valley-Goose Bay negotiations
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2019, representing 54 inside and outside workers, have applied to the NL Department of Immigration, Skills and Labour requesting the assistance of a conciliation officer in contract negotiations with the Town of Happy-Valley-Goose Bay, NL. “This has been a frustrating and long round of bargaining. We attempted to start this process by …
Tentative deal reached between CUPE and Newfoundland and Labrador government to extend collective agreements
A tentative deal has been reached between the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador for a two-year extension of current collective agreements. The extended agreements cover the period from April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2022. CUPE’s bargaining committee members, representing seven sectoral groups, agreed to accept the tentative agreement extension this week. …
Member Update: Public sector pensions successfully defended from threat of clawbacks
Dear CUPE members: We are pleased to inform our members that – with your support – we have successfully defended your pensions from the threat of clawbacks made by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador! The Government’s proposed changes to the Public Sector Pension Plan (PSPP) were defeated. Government was trying to pass their increased Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions onto …
Local 3768 reaches agreement with Town of Holyrood
HOLYROOD – Employees at the Town of Holyrood have ratified a new collective agreement and returned to work today after being locked out by the employer for 10 days. The members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 3768, are happy to be back delivering the services that town residents count on and are very grateful for all of …
Holyrood Mayor’s comments misleading and insulting, says CUPE
Locked out municipal employees at the Town of Holyrood are upset that Mayor Gary Goobie would portray them as being unreasonable, says Canadian Union of Public Employees National Representative Ed White. “In fact, the last offer that CUPE Local 3768 put on the table was more than reasonable,” White says. “Our counter offer of about 9 per cent would bring …