CUPE Local 79, representing 30,000 City of Toronto workers, has requested a no board report, indicating an impasse in negotiations with the city. This move could lead to a strike or lockout within 17 days if approved by the Ministry of Labour. The union cites concerns over understaffing, low wages, and poor working conditions, while the city argues it has offered a competitive compensation package.
The union representing about 30,000 City of Toronto workers has officially requested a no board report, moving continuing negotiations with the city one step closer to a potential strike or lockout deadline. The request comes after more than 90 per cent of CUPE Local 79 workers voted last month in favour of a strike mandate.
In a January release, the union said the city is facing a crisis of recruitment and retention 'after nearly two decades of austerity and underinvestment,' and workers are burned out and underpaid. The city is not listening to union concerns, Nas Yadollahi, Local 79 president, told reporters at a news conference Friday. 'After months of bargaining, the city has made it clear that they are not serious about addressing the chronic understaffing, low wages and poor working conditions that are driving workers away from public service,' she said. A no board report signals that negotiations are at an impasse. Should the Ministry of Labour grant the union's request, CUPE Local 79 would be in a strike or lockout position within 17 days. CUPE Local 79 members are involved in a range of city services, including public health, ambulance dispatch, child care, shelters, recreation programming and long-term care. 'Daycares will be closed, shelters will be impacted, community centres will shut down,' she said. In a bargaining update posted online Thursday, the city said there are contingency plans in place for the continuation of key services in the event of a labour disruption. The city is offering union members an increase of nearly 15 per cent over four years, according to the update, saying the union representing the city's outdoor workers accepted a similar increase in December. The offer would ensure 92 per cent of part-time recreation worker hours will be paid above minimum wage, compared with 43 per cent last year, according to the update. Yadollahi said Friday that's not good enough, and the union is looking for all workers to earn a living wage while providing services for one of Canada's most expensive cities
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