NEWS RELEASE
December 5, 2024
STATEMENT FROM MAYOR DAVID WEST: RETURN TO BARGAINING
The City of Richmond Hill’s CUPE 905 represented employees have been on strike for two weeks.
While the City has been able to provide many key services during this time, we believe the time has come for our valued employees to return to work.
To facilitate this, earlier today we have reached out to CUPE 905’s bargaining teams to seek their agreement to return to the bargaining table as soon as possible with the assistance of a third-party mediator.
At the time CUPE 905 commenced the strike, two key issues remained outstanding: seasonal workers and a flat fee hourly wage increase. We believe if the parties commit to working hard at the bargaining table, a resolution for these issues can be found.
The services that CUPE 905 employees provide to residents and businesses of Richmond Hill are very important and we would like to see them return to work with a collective bargaining agreement that is fair to them and to the taxpayers of Richmond Hill.
We await CUPE 905’s response.
Mayor David West
City of Richmond Hill
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Candice Debi, Director of Communications Services
candice.debi@richmondhill.ca
Emily Houdi, Chief of Staff to the Mayor
emily.houdi@richmondhill.ca
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