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Media Advisory: CUPE 416 to Provide Bargaining Update to Media at 1 P.M.

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eddie Mariconda, President of CUPE Local 416, will provide an update to media on the status of bargaining between the Union and the City of Toronto at 1 p.m. this afternoon.

This briefing will take place in the Ottawa Room of the Doubletree Hotel, located at 108 Chestnut Street, near Toronto City Hall.

Media wishing to cover this event are encouraged to contact Matthew Stella or Kevin Wilson, CUPE Communications, at the numbers listed below.

WHAT:

Update on status of collective bargaining between CUPE Local 416 and City of Toronto

WHEN:

Today, Wednesday, February 26, 1 p.m.

WHO:

CUPE Local 416 President Eddie Mariconda

WHERE:

Ottawa Room, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Downtown, 108 Chestnut Street

WHY:

To update media and the public on status of collective bargaining between CUPE 416 and the City of Toronto. The parties are negotiating ahead of tonight’s lockout/strike deadline of 12:01 a.m.

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Contacts

Matthew Stella, CUPE Communications, 613-252-4377, mstella@cupe.ca
Kevin Wilson, CUPE Communications, 416-821-6641, kwilson@cupe.ca

Industry:

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Release Versions
English

Contacts

Matthew Stella, CUPE Communications, 613-252-4377, mstella@cupe.ca
Kevin Wilson, CUPE Communications, 416-821-6641, kwilson@cupe.ca

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