By Rick Telfer Around 850 administrative, technical and library workers at Carleton University began picketing at campus entrances on March 5 as they went on strike to protect their pensions. The workers are represented by Local 2424 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The strike followed nineteen days of bargaining since July 2017. Negotiations with Continue readingCarleton University workers striking to protect their pensions
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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 invitation Continue readingOttawa Mayor Jim Watson should not be welcome at Labour Day
On February 18, the Ottawa & District Labour Council held its biannual election. Sean McKenny was re-elected as president for a seventh consecutive term but a strong challenge was mounted by a campaign group that put forward Joel Harden for president. Harden, chief steward for CUPE Local 4600, received 44 percent of the vote. Rankandfile.ca’s Continue readingShaking up Ottawa’s labour council, Part Two
On February 18, the Ottawa & District Labour Council held its biannual election. Sean McKenny was re-elected as president for a seventh consecutive term but a strong challenge was mounted by a campaign group that put forward Joel Harden for president. Harden, chief steward for CUPE Local 4600, received 44 percent of the vote. Rankandfile.ca’s Continue readingShaking up Ottawa’s labour council, Part One
by Joel Harden CUPE Local 4600 Chief Steward and delegate to the Ottawa & District Labour Council Last Friday my cell phone rang as I fed our kids breakfast. An Ottawa airport taxi activist was on the other line, among the many I’ve met during their labour dispute with Coventry Connections which has now lasted Continue readingHow to avoid getting “Ubered:” inside the Ottawa taxi lockout
What is prolonging Ottawa’s airport taxi dispute? by Joel Harden CUPE Local 4600 Chief Steward and delegate to the Ottawa & District Labour Council If you believe the mainstream media, Ottawa’s airport is under siege by a an unruly mob of tax drivers since the lockout began on August 11. For the most shrill commentators, Continue readingOttawa’s ‘Unruly’ Cabbies: Explaining the Lockout
by Doug Nesbitt When the New Democratic Party proposed a $15/day national childcare plan this past October, the federal Conservative government replied that a childcare plan was already in place: The Universal Child Care Benefit of $100/month for every child under six. Shortly after the NDP revealed its childcare plan, Harper announced he would raise Continue readingHow the Tories are killing federal workers’ childcare
On September 24, residents of Kanata, a suburb of Ottawa, gathered at a local sports bar to talk about the pending loss of door-to-door mail delivery to nearly 8,000 neighbourhood homes. The meeting featured speeches by: Trevor Haché, a resident of Kanata losing home mail delivery Geoff Bickerton, Research Director of the Canadian Union of Continue readingWeekend Video: Can We Save Home Mail Delivery?