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Public employees in agreement on contracts

Written on September 15, 2015. Posted in News.

In the early morning of Sept. 9, a vote count indicated three bargaining victories for the University and the public employees who serve its needs. Following the ratification of collective agreements between Queen’s and its faculty association, agreements between the University and the Canadian Union...

Unions and admin adopt adversarial approach

Written on November 14, 2014. Posted in Features.

As Queen’s faces a $456 million pension solvency deficit, many full-time jobs at the University have been reduced to part-time positions, according to the president of the local Canadian Union for Public Employees (CUPE). CUPE 229, a branch of the nationwide union, represents approximately 260 full-time...

CUPE launches new initiative to promote transparency

Written on October 2, 2014. Posted in News.

The Ontario University Workers’ Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) — an association of Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) university workers — launched a social media campaign this week to promote transparency on university campuses in Ontario. CUPE Communications Officer Kevin Wilson said...

Public employees union approves agreement with University

Written on August 19, 2011. Posted in News.

Queen’s custodians, technicians and maintenance workers will stay at their posts, following approval of the tentative agreement between three Queen’s locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Queen’s administration. CUPE and the University came to a tentative agreement after eight...

Settlement reached between University and public employees union

Written on August 7, 2011. Posted in News.

A tentative agreement between Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and Queen’s administration was reached at noon on Saturday, avoiding a possible strike or lockout. CUPE officials and University administrators had until Monday at midnight to reach a settlement and avoid a strike or lockout position....

Late-night talks extend strike/lockout deadline

Written on July 29, 2011. Posted in News.

University administration and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) extended the deadline for a possible strike or lockout until Aug. 8 after finishing their third mediation meeting shortly after midnight on Friday. Before the extension, the deadline for a strike or lockout was set for 12:01...

Principal's letter leaked to Facebook

Written on July 28, 2011. Posted in News.

Updated July 29, 2011 A letter containing Principal Daniel Woolf’s plan for the upcoming year was leaked to Facebook on Wednesday, revealing Woolf’s expectations that the school year “could prove to be a time of major labour disruption at the university.” University administration is in mediation...

Deadline looms for union

Written on July 26, 2011. Posted in News.

Three locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) could be in a legal strike or lockout position as early as July 29 after Queen’s administration filed a No Board Report on July 6. The report, which marks a 17-day countdown until a strike or lockout can legally occur, was issued by the...

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Public employees in agreement on contracts

Unions and admin adopt adversarial approach

CUPE launches new initiative to promote transparency

Public employees union approves agreement with University

Settlement reached between University and public employees union

Late-night talks extend strike/lockout deadline

Principal's letter leaked to Facebook

Deadline looms for union

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