Announces intention to request supervised vote
Representatives of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) met on May 24 and 25 with the City of Cornwall in Ontario but an offer was rejected, said the union.
CUPE has been advised that the employer is not planning to make a counter-offer. Cornwall advised CUPE that they prefer to request a supervised vote from the Ministry of Labour, said CUPE.
The bargaining committees will be recommending rejection of the employer’s final offer, said the union.
“We hope the city is able to exhibit some of the same resolve to find a negotiated settlement,” said Alison Denis, CUPE national representative. “We are disappointed, but we remain available to bargain if the city changes its mind.”
The workers have been without a contract since 2015 (in the case of the library) and 2016 (in the case of the others), said the union.
