Great news! The collective agreement has been ratified. The new contract will be formally put together and distributed. Thank you to all the members who came out to vote.

If you have any questions or concerns please follow up with your steward. And as always if you want to be more involved, share your ideas, concerns, please come out to the next general membership meeting ! There will be food:)

In Solidarity,

The Negotiations Committee

Excellent news! Our wonderful negotiations team has put in a ton of hours at the Bargaining Table over the past weeks and we have a tentative collective agreement to vote on. Details about the agreement will be shared in a presentation(s) before the votes on the following dates at at 1378 Triole Street, Ottawa. The presentation will be at the start of the meeting so please be punctual. This also means we will be cancelling our May 3rd General meeting. If you have any questions/concerns/ things you wanted to bring up at the GMM please be in touch with your steward. If you have questions about the tentative agreement, come find out more at the meeting.

Meeting Times
1. May 3rd, 2017 11:30-1:30 pm
2. May 2nd, 2017 7:00-9:00 pm

In Solidarity,

The Negotiations Committee
CUPE 2195

Dear Fellow Workers,

On Monday, March 6, CUPE 2073 set up picket lines at 2197 Riverside Drive (near Bank Street).

CUPE 2073 is comprised of over 200 workers, employed by the Canadian Hearing Society at 20 locations across Ontario.

There are 23 members in Ottawa.

90% of these workers are women, many of whom are themselves deaf or hard of hearing.

What are the issues that have forced these workers; ASL translators, Social Workers, and Counsellors away from their jobs helping those in our community who are deaf and hard of hearing?

• A contract that expired March 31, 2013
• No wage increase for four years, although executive pay continues to rise;
• Concessions – a major claw back on their sick leave benefits!

How can you help?

1. Join them at their picket line anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. They are a very small group who need our help.
2. E-mail Canadian Hearing Society CEO Julia Dumanian [jdumanian@chs.ca] and tell her that you support workers in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community.
3. Show your support at 2073.cupe.ca

Please come out and support this picket line. Let’s show the Canadian Hearing Society what solidarity is all about!