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CUPE 53 and Whitby Library celebrate successful negotiation of first collective agreement
The Whitby Library achieved a significant milestone last night by successfully securing their first tentative collective agreement with CUPE 53, which represents city workers employed by the Town of Whitby. This accomplishment follows closely on the heels of CUPE 53’s resolution of a strike that concluded on November 15, after lasting over a month. “We are
Canadian Library Month
October is Library Month in Canada, and we’re celebrating CUPE library workers and the invaluable services they provide. CUPE is launching a new poster, with the slogan “Library workers unlock doors to a world of possibilities”. You can download and print the poster to join in this important celebration and to acknowledge all that library workers
Ontario Public Libraries Weeks
Ontario Public Libraries Week (October 16-20) highlights the important role public libraries and library workers play in our communities. Our theme this year is “Libraries connect you to life.” This celebrates not only the spaces and books that make libraries a haven for the reader and a heaven for the imaginative. It celebrates the workers
Prince Edward County Public Library workers vote to join CUPE
Following a decisive vote on October 6, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) welcomes 18 new members at the Prince Edward County Public Library. The workers will become members of CUPE Local 2275, which represents municipal workers in Prince Edward County. CUPE members work in 64 municipal public library systems across Ontario.
CUPE 2403’s new deal addresses cost of living, shows value of unionization for library workers
Aug 9, 2023 CUPE 2403 members at the Dawson Creek Municipal Public Library have ratified a new, four-year collective agreement. The new contract, which is retroactive to January 2023, is a major step forward in addressing affordability for some of the lowest paid public sector workers. “Workers in community libraries have lower wages and fewer
On Day 21 of library strike, it’s time for women to be lifted out of poverty
Aug 9, 2023 As of today, library workers in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury have been on strike for 21 days – one of the longest library strikes in Ontario history. “The reality in Bradford West Gwillimbury is that the library workers – who are almost all women – have been denied regular raises