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CUPE calls on government to extend benefits to front-line workers

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments Barb DeRoche, Canadian Union of Public Employees, COVID-19, CUPE, equal pay, hospital staff, hospital workers, Kingston, Kingston General Hospital (KGH), Ontario government, pandemic, pay equity, personal protective equipment (PPE), protest, Strike

Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 1974 protested outside of Kingston General Hospital (KGH) at various points of

Something Special Children’s Centre, CUPE reach tentative agreement

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments CUPE Local 3625, Kingston, Something Special Children's Centre, Strike, tentative agreement, union negotiations, worker lock out

After a long period of negotiations, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) workers and Something Special Children’s Centre have

Local school boards announce plans pending possible CUPE walkout

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Catholic School Board, Catholic School Board Central East, CUPE, French school boards, Kingston, Limestone District School Board, Monday, October 7, Public School Boards, schools, Strike, withdrawal of services, work action

As Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 draws closer, local school boards have announced their plans for what will happen should the

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Commissionaires Kingston goes into legal strike position on June 24

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Lucas Mulder 0 Comments Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Commissionaires, Highway 15, Highway 2, Kim Lemaire, Kingston, picket, picketing, PSA, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Strike, traffic delays

Commissionaires Kingston is going into a legal strike position at CFB Kingston and the Royal Military College of Canada on

Sheet metal workers enter fourth week of strike

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 Michelle Allan 0 Comments apprentice ratio, eight-hour make-up workdays, Feihe, hiring hall list, increased hours, Kingston, Kingston Secondary School, Local 269, picketing, Sheet Metal Workers International Association, sheet metal workers union, Strike, work stopped

Members of the Sheet Metal Workers International Association locals 47, 235, 269, 397, 473, 504, 537, and 562 representing

City, Utilities Kingston issue notices ahead of possible postal strike

September 19, 2018 Tori Stafford 0 Comments bills, Canada Post, cheques, City Hall, City of Kingston, Kingston, mail, Postal strike, Strike, Utilities Kingston

With the possibility of Canada Post workers striking as early as Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, both the City of Kingston