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December 21, 2020 13:38 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2 Commences Investigation into Violent Attack of Picketer and Calls Tropicana Management Back to the Table

The attacked worker sought medical care for injuries sustained last week after the assailant punched and pushed her face-first into the concrete. SEIU Local 2 has written to Tropicana management to...
December 19, 2020 13:46 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2 calls on Tropicana Management to end Strike after Worker Violently Assaulted on the Picket Line

TORONTO, Dec. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SEIU (Services Employees International Union) Local 2 call for an immediate fair resolution of the Tropicana workers’ strike after a worker was violently...
December 18, 2020 10:57 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2: Toronto’s Unions Demand MPs Ensure Tropicana Fulfills Its Duty to the Black Community, Reach Fair Deal With Striking Staff Before Christmas

Tropicana Community Services workers have been on strike for six weeks to get a first collective agreement after years of wage freezes. Meanwhile, management flaunt their selection as stewards of the...
December 17, 2020 14:53 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Tropicana Community Services board hired labour consultant with a long and ongoing history of racist and sexist social media posts

Retained shortly after workers unionized, labour consultant Ken Godevenos is a prolific social media user with over 30,000 posts on Twitter alone. His archive includes dozens of racist and sexist...
December 14, 2020 16:52 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2: Tropicana Management Storms from Bargaining Table After Workers Refuse A Fresh Offer of More Wage Freezes

Management’s latest round of behaviour confirms concerns raised by Black leaders last week about the unfitness of Tropicana management to Federal funds. The Federal government should select another...
December 09, 2020 13:08 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU Local 2: Matthew Green and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Doubt Tropicana Management's Ability to Steward Federal Funds

The CBTU (Coalition of Black Trade Unionists) and Matthew Green MP join SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Local 2 to question Tropicana management's fitness to administer the Supporting...
December 01, 2020 12:31 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Local 2: Tropicana Management Spreads Misinformation As Workers Enter Fourth Week Of Strike

TORONTO, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Even as the weather cools and the pandemic worsens, Tropicana management prefers to spend its publicly-funded budget on strike-breakers and security guards...
November 18, 2020 13:46 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

MEDIA ADVISORY: Tropicana Workers Rallying at Queen’s Park in Protest of Years of Wage Freezes

TORONTO, Nov. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tropicana Community Services workers will be holding a rally at Queen’s Park on Thursday, November 19th from 12pm to 1pm. The workers are unionized with...
November 13, 2020 14:06 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Tropicana Board Awards Management Bonuses While Frontline Staff Get More Wage Freezes

TORONTO, Nov. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tropicana workers have learned that the Tropicana board voted to grant a $3000 to a manager in 2019, around the time the frontline workers unionized and...
November 09, 2020 19:18 ET | Source: SEIU Local 2

Parents and Workers Concerned after Tropicana Management Hires Strikebreakers for Childcare Centers

TORONTO, Nov. 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tropicana management has hired childcare workers from MeLor Inc. to cross the picket line during the first day of the Tropicana workers' strike....