City of Toronto and inside workers reach tentative deal to avert strike
- The City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79 have reached a tentative agreement just before a strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. ET on Saturday.
- The union secured wage increases and an end to minimum-wage jobs for the duration of the agreement, pending ratification.
- The details of the four-year agreement will remain confidential until union members and city council review and ratify it.
- CUPE Local 79's president Nas Yadollahi described the agreement as a testament to collective action for fair treatment.
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City of Toronto and inside workers reach tentative deal to avert strike
The City of Toronto and the union representing its inside workers have reached a tentative agreement, averting a job action that would have disrupted March break camps and shut down city-run childcare centres.
City of Toronto, workers’ union reach 11th-hour tentative agreement
TORONTO — The City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79, which represents thousands of municipal workers, say they have reached a tentative agreement. The deal came just before the 12:01 a.m. Saturday deadline for a strike or lockout, which would have caused the shutdown of city-run child-care and recreation centres. The union says in a press release that it secured wage increases and an end to minimum-wage jobs for the duration of the agreement, should…
CP Toronto workers’ union, city reach tentative agreement – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — The City of Toronto and a union representing thousands of municipal workers say they have reached a tentative agreement. The deal came just before the deadline for a strike or lockout that would have forced the shutdown of city-run child-care and recreation centres. More to come. The Canadian Press
City of Toronto and CUPE Local 79 reach tentative agreement; media availability at 1:45 a.m.
News Release March 8, 2025 The City of Toronto and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79 have reached a tentative four-year agreement. Local 79 represents the City’s 27,000 inside workers. The agreement reflects the important work of City employees like personal support workers and nurses who care for vulnerable seniors, child care […]
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