MEDIA ADVISORY: President of CUPE Ontario joins striking Black River-Matheson municipal workers on the line

Event Information

Begins: 5 February 2024
Location: Matheson, ON

BLACK RIVER-MATHESON, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Fourteen full-time municipal workers, members of CUPE Local 1490, have been on strike since October 15, 2023. Today they’re joined on the picket line by President of CUPE Ontario, Fred Hahn, and Chair of CUPE Ontario’s Municipal Workers Committee, Krista Laing. Together, they’re continuing the call for a contract that doesn’t slash wages for new members.

The key issue is wages, specifically the fact that the Township is trying to force a new wage grid that slashes wages for new members. This is going to make recruitment and retention of skilled, excellent workers a real issue in Black River-Matheson.

WHO:
Striking members of CUPE Local 1490; President of CUPE Ontario, Fred Hahn; Chair of CUPE Ontario’s Municipal Workers Committee, Krista Laing.

WHAT:
Black River-Matheson municipal workers have been on strike since October 15, 2023, over wages.

WHERE: 
410 Fourth Avenue, Matheson, ON

WHEN:
February 5, 2024, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

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For more information, contact:

Daniel Tseghay, Communications Representative, CUPE
dtseghay@cupe.ca
647-220-9739