When was the last Toronto garbage strike?

2009
The 2009 City of Toronto inside and outside workers strike (also known as the 2009 Toronto strike) was a legal strike action that was undertaken by the Toronto Civic Employees Union Local 416 and CUPE Local 79, two locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in the city of Toronto.

What year was the Toronto garbage strike?

The unavoidable stench of rotting garbage piling up on sidewalks. No summer camps for kids. What do you remember about the 2009 city workers’ strike that left the city festering in garbage and parents without child care?

What union is on strike in Toronto?

The Carpenters District Council of Ontario has announced it has reached a tentative agreement for carpenters in the industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sector. The union has been on strike since May 9 after union members voted down a prior tentative agreement.

What are garbage strikes?

A garbage strike occurs in Paris, where trash is piling up. Upon hearing about a new garbage-eating microbe created by the scientist Dr. Felix Helix, Sly Sludge steals it and releases it in Paris for a sizable amount of quick cash.

Can essential workers strike in Ontario?

10.1. 2 The right to strike for essential service employees. The Supreme Court has upheld the right of government to abrogate the right to strike in narrow circumstances involving labour disputes of employees engaged in essential services.

Who is on strike in Ontario?

More than 40,000 residential construction workers are currently on strike in Ontario, and they have gotten support from Canadian educations.

Who has the right to strike in Ontario?

For parties with a collective agreement, no legal strike may occur unless the vote is held 30 days or less before the agreement expires or at any time after the agreement expires. More than 50 per cent of those voting must vote in favour of the strike for employees to engage in a legal strike.

How much is strike pay in Ontario?

Strike pay is provided to members who complete strike-related duties assigned by their Local Strike Committee. Only signed up members are eligible to receive strike pay. During weeks one to three, each member is entitled to strike pay of $150 per week plus an additional $24 per week, per dependent.

What trades are on strike Ontario?

The 13 trades with deals, as reported by Katherine Jacobs of the Ontario Construction Secretariat, are electrical, ironworkers, carpenters, plumbers and pipefitters, demolition, steeplejacks, bricklayers, tile and terrazzo, operating engineers, elevator constructors, millwrights, plasterers and precast.

Is it legal to strike in Ontario?

Do you get EI if you are on strike?

Employment Insurance (EI) Generally, if you’re unable to work because of a strike or lockout, you can’t get regular EI benefits.

Do I get paid if on strike?

Deducting pay You do not have to pay employees who are on strike. If workers take action short of a strike, and refuse to carry out part of their contractual work, this is called ‘partial performance’.

When can employees strike?

A strike takes place to resolve a dispute between the employees and their employer. The dispute must be about something in the employer’s control, for example, wages, improved working conditions and other disputes of mutual interest. While employees have the right to strike, an employer has an option to lock-out.

When can employees not strike?

Section 213 of the LRA defines ‘essential services’ as ‘a service, the interruption of which endangers the life, personal safety or health of the whole or any part of the population’. Therefore, employees working in a sector that is deemed an essential service may not go on strike or engage in any strike action.