Strike continues with no new talks scheduled
A nine-week long strike between the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) of Peel region in Ontario and the union representing 435 front-line, administrative and support staff will continue after the employer rejected a proposal to send all outstanding issues to binding arbitration.
“We have been informed by the provincially-appointed conciliation officer that Peel CAS would not consider our offer to send the last outstanding items to arbitration,” said Sonia Yung, president of local 4914 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE 4914).
CUPE 4914 commenced strike action on Sept. 18, after Peel CAS refused to bargain any further on two outstanding issues. The two sides have since met twice, with talks collapsing both times after Peel CAS demanded the union accept their last offer and refused to negotiate any further, according to the union.
