"When violence and understaffing become the norm, everyone pays the price workers, tenants, and seniors alike"
"Too often, I feel unsafe while doing my job"
Frontline workers at Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) and Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation (TSHC) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike, citing chronic understaffing and increasing workplace violence. CUPE Local 79 has filed for a no-board report from the Ontario Minister of Labour, which would trigger a 17-day countdown to a strike or local deadline. Workers reported unsafe conditions including unreinforced windows, nonfunctioning security cameras, faulty panic buttons, inadequate emergency response, assaults, threats, harassment, and high workloads. The TCHC collective agreement expired December 31, 2024, and TSHC is negotiating its first agreement after assuming seniors-designated buildings in 2022. Both employers say they remain focused on reaching a deal.
Read at www.cbc.ca
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