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Media Advisory - Wine Rack Workers are Holding Solidarity Rally at Church and Wellesley

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Friday, June 11, 2021
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TORONTO, June 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wine Rack workers will be holding a rally in front of the Wine Rack location at Church and Wellesley (77 Wellesley St E, Toronto) on Saturday, June 12th from 1 pm to 3 pm.

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  • TORONTO, June 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wine Rack workers will be holding a rally in front of the Wine Rack location at Church and Wellesley (77 Wellesley St E, Toronto) on Saturday, June 12th from 1 pm to 3 pm.
  • The workers are unionized with SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Local 2.
  • Multiple community leaders and members have voiced their support for the Wine Rack workers strike and .
  • Wine Rack is owned by teachers and educators via the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.

Big Ben - Commission's statement

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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The clock mechanism, which usually powers the hammer that strikes the Great Bell (Big Ben), has been dismantled and removed for refurbishment.

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  • The clock mechanism, which usually powers the hammer that strikes the Great Bell (Big Ben), has been dismantled and removed for refurbishment.
  • Alongside this work, a temporary floor of the belfry where Big Ben is housed would also need to be installed, as extensive work is currently taking place in this area.
  • The cost for the temporary floor and installing, testing and striking Big Ben would be approximately 120,000.
  • As such, the minimum cost of sounding Big Ben would be 320,000 but could be much higher (up to 500,000).

CUPW Announces Strike Locations

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Sunday, October 21, 2018
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If last-minute deals cannot be reached this evening, rotating strikes will begin in four locations Monday morning

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  • If last-minute deals cannot be reached this evening, rotating strikes will begin in four locations Monday morning
    OTTAWA, Oct. 21, 2018 /CNW/ -The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will begin rotating strikes at 12:01 am tomorrow in Victoria (British Columbia), Edmonton (Alberta), Windsor (Ontario), and 1:01 am in Halifax (Nova Scotia).
  • The strikes will last for 24 hours with locations striking daily.
  • CUPW opted for rotating strikes to minimize the impact of a postal disruption on customers.
  • CUPW has been negotiating collective agreements with Canada Post for almost a year for the Urban Postal Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) bargaining units.