CUPE Local 2361 fights for fair wages
Hundreds of community members and Western University’s groundskeepers, caretakers and tradespeople represented by CUPE Local 2361 held a strike solidarity rally on August 30 amid bargaining with the university for a renewed contract. The Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 2361 represents Western University’s building services and facilities operations employees, including landscaping services, trades workers and caretakers. The union entered a legal strike position on August 29. Workers and community members gathered at Western University’s main gates on Richmond Street for a solidarity rally at 12 p.m. on August 30. The atmosphere at the rally was energetic as CUPE 2361…