TORONTO – The strike by members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Local 1999 against Reliance Home Comfort has ended with today’s ratification of a new collective agreement.
The 300 CEP workers, who had been on strike since May 2nd, install, repair and service heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment for homeowners throughout Ontario.
CEP Ontario Administrative Vice-President Dave Moffat thanked the members for their solidarity and perseverance during the dispute.
Canadian NGOs and labour unions have sent an amicus curiae submission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the eve of a second hearing tomorrow into Japan's and the European Union's joint attack on the Ontario Green Energy Act. The groups address Canada's failure to properly defend Ontario's actions and call upon the WTO to respect the priority of Canada's international climate change obligations.
TORONTO – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada and Reliance Home Comfort have reached a tentative agreement. Voting will take place by members in the upcoming days and details will be released early next week.
About 300 members of CEP Local 1999 have been on strike since May 2nd at company locations in Windsor, Sarnia, London, Brantford, Cambridge Burlington, Kingston and Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Strike ends at Direct Energy workers ratify new agreement
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TORONTO -- Members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada Local 975 narrowly ratified a memorandum of agreement this afternoon.
CEP Ontario Administrative Vice-President Dave Moffat says the members are to be congratulated for maintaining positive morale and solidarity on the picket line during the two-week strike.
TORONTO – Almost 300 members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, who work for Reliance Home Comfort Limited, went on strike at midnight, after their employer took the unusual step of imposing working terms and conditions during the collective bargaining process.
“After our membership voted to reject the company’s offer, Reliance Home Comfort imposed unacceptable working conditions, forcing a strike,” says CEP Ontario Administrative Vice-President Dave Moffat.
TORONTO – The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada and Direct Energy bargained into the early hours, April 28th, to arrive at a tentative collective agreement on behalf of the 550 workers who have been on strike since April 18th.
Voting will take place across the province today, tomorrow and Wednesday. Details and results will be released later in the week.
Hundreds of Direct Energy workers walked off the job Tuesday night after contract talks between the company and the union broke off.
CEP Local 975 called a strike just before midnight after the company imposed work conditions.
The union said Direct Energy is pushing for "sweeping concessions," including wage cutbacks of up to 25 per cent. "The company is refusing to pay a shift premium for evening and weekend work, which is when customers prefer to have their servicing performed," spokesman Dave Moffat said in a statement.
TORONTO –About 550 Direct Energy workers, members of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, are now on strike.
“As our customers did with the new terms and conditions on rental water heaters, it is now our turn to take a stand on a living wage, balancing work and family and being paid a fair salary and fair benefits from a company that continues to make large profits,” says Dave Moffat, CEP’s Ontario Administrative Vice-President.
