Attention Cupe 229-1 Food Service Workers! You are essential in the day-to-day workings of Aramark at Queen’s University, helping to make it a top-tier institution and they cannot function without you!! However, your contract no longer reflects your value. Now…
Bargaining has started! Your Bargaining Team from Main Campus-Food Service is finally at the Table with our employer, Aramark. We have been waiting months for them to be ready to meet with us and together with our CUPE National rep Marc…
Bargaining Update #1 This is a message on the behalf of your CUPE 229-0 Bargaining Committee. Steve Senechal, Amelia Laranjeira, Cory Burns and Dave Knapton. Your CUPE 229-0 bargaining committee spent the afternoon of October 31 and all day November 1…
BARGAINING BULLETIN #3 MAJORITY PETITIONS DELIVERED TO MANAGEMENT Workers have spoken! On October 24th, presidents and representatives from CUPE 229-0, CUPE 254, CUPE 1302, and USW 2010 and 2010-01 delivered their Majority Petitions to Nick Mosey, Chief of Staff to…
BARGAINING BULLETIN #2 BARGAINING PRIORITIES The new academic year is now in full swing, and Unity Council continues to build on the momentum and enthusiasm behind the Plan to Win. In our first Bargaining Summit, union executives and bargaining reps…
BARGAINING BULLETIN #1 UNITY COUNCIL: 5000 STRONG! The first Unity Council Bargaining Summit at Queen’s University was a landmark event in uniting over 5,000 workers from various unions, including CUPE locals, USW 2010, and PSAC. With over 50 dedicated representatives…
Queen’s has announced raises of 4.25% or 4.75% to its Managerial & Professional Group of employees (grades 10-14), while several thousand Staff who make the university function are forced to suffer layoffs, workload issues, non-renewal term appointments, and continue to…
Dear Members, We hope you are having a great summer so far! We wanted to share that even though it’s summer time the team is hard at work. We have taken the recent surveys you all completed and…
Dear Members, We are writing to update you on the results of our recent bargaining survey and to inform you about our upcoming negotiations with the employer. First, we want to extend our gratitude to everyone who participated…
Did you miss the exciting announcement on April 4th? Check out what you missed if you were unable to attend. RECAP: Unity Council hosted a public Assembly for all employee groups on campus. Speakers discussed issues such as the University’s…