Contract Committee arrived at our 41st bargaining session yesterday with pens in hand, ready to sign a deal; the Employer, however, did not. Even on the precipice of a full and complete work stoppage, the Employer failed to meaningfully bargain on any of our fundamental issues. As a result, TSSU will begin a full and…
Category: Job Action
After almost 65 hours of bargaining in May, the Employer remained unwilling to budge on the fundamental problems our members need solved. On May 19th, TSSU presented a comprehensive settlement proposal, but at the end of the day the Employer left it on the table, preferring TSSU accept SFU’s proposal that offered less than was…
Last week, Contract Committee called a Special General Membership Meeting (SGM) to seek guidance from the membership on how to proceed with bargaining, given the concessions demanded by the Employer as well as their prolonged stalling tactics. At a packed SGM, our membership unanimously voted to cancel the remaining bargaining sessions for March and instead hold a…