November 3, 2022 – The Catholic School board in the Cornwall & SD&G area are giving parents notice that schools will be closed if CUPE goes on Strike Friday. The Ford Government is preemptively triggering the Notwithstanding clause which seems barbaric. At issue is the polarity of both sides. The Union, which clearly is Anti… Continue reading CDSBEO Tells Parents Schools Will be Closed as CUPE & Ford Govt Huff & Puff @ Kids Expense in Ontario. By Jamie Gilcig POLL
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No School Strikes as CUPE & Ford Government Settle – Deal Goes for Ratification 100719 #onpoli
Imagine that. No strike in Ontario during this Federal election. While details are sparse at this time, the agreement allows the status quo to roll. From Premier Ford: “Throughout this process our goal has been to establish agreements that respect taxpayers, students and families, while also recognizing the important contributions of our front-line education workers.… Continue reading No School Strikes as CUPE & Ford Government Settle – Deal Goes for Ratification 100719 #onpoli
CUPE Workers in Cornwall Set to Return to Work Tuesday JUNE 12, 2018
Cornwall Ontario – CUPE sent out a release today. The four CUPE locals who have been on strike in Cornwall have each ratified their tentative agreements. Assuming City Council and the Library Board both ratify from management’s side today, people will return to work on Tuesday. Oddly enough more questions are being asked now than… Continue reading CUPE Workers in Cornwall Set to Return to Work Tuesday JUNE 12, 2018
CUPE Wins Strike in Cornwall – Workers to Vote on Tentative Agreement 060816
Cornwall Ontario – Tentative agreement reached in Cornwall city workers’ strike according to the CUPE release below. After a leak by Councilor Andre Rivette to CBC and CFN and our story by former HR Manager Rob Menagh it appeared that the city would have to capitulate on its demand for a clawback of sick leave benefits.… Continue reading CUPE Wins Strike in Cornwall – Workers to Vote on Tentative Agreement 060816
Cornwall Ontario Mayor Leslie O’Shaughnessy Finally Kinda Sorta Speaks Out on CUPE Strike – 060718
To the Editor: The City Council and my office have been fielding questions about the strike and our reluctance to comment about the issues which have led to it. I wanted to take this opportunity to make our reasons clear. We appreciate that the public have a desire to know about issues that affect them… Continue reading Cornwall Ontario Mayor Leslie O’Shaughnessy Finally Kinda Sorta Speaks Out on CUPE Strike – 060718
Cornwall Back to Table with CUPE After LAST OFFER Rejected by 92.5% by Jamie Gilcig 060618
Cornwall Ontario – After the City of Cornwall’s supposed “Final” offer was rejected by CUPE both sides are back at the table today according to a CUPE release which hinted that the city needed to work with the Union to find a solution. Sources say that the City has no choice but to capitulate and… Continue reading Cornwall Back to Table with CUPE After LAST OFFER Rejected by 92.5% by Jamie Gilcig 060618
Cornwall CAO Maureen Adams Issues No Comment After CUPE Rejects Leave Clawback Proposal by 92.5%
Cornwall Ontario – Taxpayers and users of city services are in the fog as to what will happen next regarding the strike by over 400 CUPE workers for the City of Cornwall. The City has put itself in an apparently untenable position by attempting to see short term leave rates clawed back, something former HR… Continue reading Cornwall CAO Maureen Adams Issues No Comment After CUPE Rejects Leave Clawback Proposal by 92.5%
CUPE Releases Video Backstabbing Lib Ed Min Hunter in York U Strike 060518
Cornwall Ontario – The NDP released a video purporting to include a statement from Liberal Education Minister Mitzie Hunter in which the Minister clearly states that the Wynne Government would not use back to work legislation to CUPE. Of course the question is how this CUPE recording ended up in the NDP hands? Or as… Continue reading CUPE Releases Video Backstabbing Lib Ed Min Hunter in York U Strike 060518
BREAKING – Former Cornwall HR Manager Clarifies Rivette Bomb in CUPE STRIKE 060418
Cornwall Ontario – Cornwall council has embarrassed the city multiple times over the last few terms. From the Fitzpatrick scandals, to the CFN boycott that included a mayor hitting the panic button over a t shirt he didn’t like, to this writers false arrest during the election while the mayor and his campaign manager were… Continue reading BREAKING – Former Cornwall HR Manager Clarifies Rivette Bomb in CUPE STRIKE 060418
Rivette Drops Bomb in CUPE Strike – Blames CAO Adams & Geoff Clarke MURPHY Supports Leave Pullback
Cornwall Ontario – The buzz finally hit the page as Cornwall City Councilor Andre Rivette leaked to the CBC and then confirmed with CFN, that the issue that led to the CUPE strike is the city asking the union to move from 100% of wages for up to 17 weeks per year of short term… Continue reading Rivette Drops Bomb in CUPE Strike – Blames CAO Adams & Geoff Clarke MURPHY Supports Leave Pullback
CUPE on STRIKE in Cornwall Ontario DAY 1 – City Doesn’t Send Release to CFN 051718
Cornwall Ontario – One wonders what Cornwall CAO Maureen Adams has to hide by not sending releases to the largest newspaper in the city? From excerpts published in other media it certainly doesn’t look highly important? In fact striking CUPE workers and organizers seemed incensed at the nature of the city’s release while chanting GEOFF CLARKE… Continue reading CUPE on STRIKE in Cornwall Ontario DAY 1 – City Doesn’t Send Release to CFN 051718
Cornwall CAO Maureen Adams & Geoff Clarke Failure Leads to CUPE Strike Mandate 031418
Cornwall Ontario – After years of labour peace it seems giving managers double digit raises while freezing hiring and wages for union staff leads to Strike votes. CUPE issued the following: Cornwall municipal workers give their union overwhelming strike mandate CORNWALL, ON – Municipal workers in Cornwall have given their union a strong strike mandate following… Continue reading Cornwall CAO Maureen Adams & Geoff Clarke Failure Leads to CUPE Strike Mandate 031418
CUPE Turns Up Heat in Cornwall as Prez To Attend Cornwall Council Protest 102317
CUPE Ontario president joins Cornwall’s municipal workers in defending quality of city’s services CORNWALL, ON – The president of CUPE Ontario will join Cornwall’s municipal workers this evening and urge them to continue standing up for high-quality public services in the city. President Fred Hahn will address a rally by Canadian Union of Public… Continue reading CUPE Turns Up Heat in Cornwall as Prez To Attend Cornwall Council Protest 102317
Maureen Adams & Mgt Take HUGE Raises While Freezing Employees in Cornwall 101317
Cornwall Ontario – With the public screaming about high taxes, outside lawyers vulturing businesses getting MPAC valuations down to the point of impacting city budgets, and talk of a 6% tax hike to help fill empty infrastructure reserves, Council approved huge wage increases for senior management including CAO Maureen Adams. Most of Cornwall’s Senior Management… Continue reading Maureen Adams & Mgt Take HUGE Raises While Freezing Employees in Cornwall 101317
Did the City of Cornwall Fire Civic Complex Security Staff for Joining CUPE by Jamie Gilcig – Aug 29, 2014
CORNWALL Ontario – CUPE has filed a grievance on behalf of security workers that were terminated Friday August 22, 2014. Mary Unan, speaking from Toronto, shared that the process is underway with a hearing scheduled in October that will hopefully reinstate them. For the 6-8 workers who lost their jobs that could be a long… Continue reading Did the City of Cornwall Fire Civic Complex Security Staff for Joining CUPE by Jamie Gilcig – Aug 29, 2014