MEDIA ADVISORY: Striking Black River-Matheson municipal workers hold community event

Event Information

Date: 27 February 2024
Location: Matheson, ON

BLACK RIVER-MATHESON, ON –(COMMUNITYWIRE)– Fourteen full-time municipal workers, members of CUPE Local 1490, have been on strike since October 15, 2023. Today they’re holding a community event with free BeaverTails when Black River-Matheson shut the Township office down for the day and turned the scheduled in-person council meeting into a virtual one.

They’re doing this alongside two other union locals, CUPE Local 416, representing outside municipal workers in Toronto, and OPSEU/SEFPO Local 631, representing locked out workers from nearby Timmins.

WHO:
Striking members of CUPE Local 1490; CUPE Local 416; OPSEU/SEFPO Local 631.

WHAT:
Black River-Matheson municipal workers are holding a community event to engage with residents after being on the picket lines since October 15.

WHERE:
410 Fourth Avenue, Matheson, ON

WHEN:  
February 27, 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm.

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For more information, contact:

Daniel Tseghay, Communications Representative, CUPE
dtseghay@cupe.ca
647-220-9739