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“Stay strong and hold the line”: CUPE Ontario executive board members rally, picket in support of striking CUPE 905 members

RICHMOND HILL, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a strong show of support for the striking workers of CUPE 905, members of CUPE Ontario’s executive board will hold a rally at the union’s picket lines tomorrow in Richmond Hill.

CUPE 905’s members maintain parks and roads, ensure clean drinking water, and operate arenas, community centres and theatres in Richmond Hill. Their labour dispute, which began November 22, is focused on the union’s fight for stable, secure jobs and fair pay increases that reflect the value of members’ work and their contributions to the high quality of city services.

CUPE Ontario executive board members will rally and picket in solidarity with CUPE 905 members and lend their voices to workers’ demand for a fair deal.

WHO:

 

Fred Hahn, President, CUPE Ontario

Yolanda McClean, Secretary-Treasurer, CUPE Ontario
Katherine Grzejszczak, President, CUPE 905
Nina Brown, Vice-President, CUPE 905
and dozens of CUPE Ontario executive board members and CUPE 905 striking workers

   

WHAT:

 

“Stay strong and hold the line”: CUPE Ontario executive board members rally and picket in solidarity with striking CUPE 905 members

   

WHEN:

 

Tuesday, December 3 at 10:45am

   

WHERE:

 

Oak Ridges Community Center and Pool
12895 Bayview Avenue, Richmond Hill, ON L4E 3G2

 

Contacts

For more information, contact:
Mary Unan, CUPE Communications, 647-390-9839  | munan@cupe.ca

Industry:

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Release Versions
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Contacts

For more information, contact:
Mary Unan, CUPE Communications, 647-390-9839  | munan@cupe.ca

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