March of Dimes Canada - Oakville

Members of OPSEU Local 262 at the March of Dimes in Oakville have decisively rejected their employer’s latest contract offer following a vote late last week. March of Dimes locked-out the workers on Oct. 28 as part of its take-it-or-leave-it strategy to have the workers agree to an offer that would erode wages and benefits,...

OPSEU President Smokey Thomas joined locked-out members of Local 262 on Tuesday of this week to boost morale and reinforce the union’s support. The workers were in good spirits and determined not to settle for the wage concessions demanded by their employer. On Oct. 28, the Ontario March of Dimes locked out the workers that...

Members of Local 262 at the March of Dimes in Oakville have ratified a tentative contract deal that had been reached earlier this week. The workers, who had been locked out by management since Oct. 28, agreed to a deal that will deliver a wage increase of about five per cent over the course of...