Canadian Employees of Hearing on strike in Sudbury

The Ontario workers’ strike who help the hearing impaired, deaf or blind continues in Sudbury. About 200 hearing services have been on strike throughout the province since Monday to obtain higher wages.

Paul Lafrenière, a program assistant for Canadian hearing services in Sudbury, is one of the workers who demonstrated in the city of Nickel.

He claims to be on strike for a equitable contract of at least two years.

The organization proposed a one -year contract with an overall increase in compensation of 4.9 % to strike employees.

Need to protect

The Canadian Public Service Syndicate 2073, which represents staff staff, indicates that it is in fact requiring a two -year contract with a salary increase of 2 % in the first year and an increase of 3 % in the second year.

According to the union, Canadian hearing services refuse to take it into account for the moment.

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Mr. Lafrenière thinks that the contract in question will be a Protection for employees.

He hopes that the strike does not drag on and that it lasts the less time.

Paul Lafrenière also complains about the workload.

The workload is far too [élevée]we started with 500 employees, we are only 200. When people retire or resign, their posts are not filledhe underlines.

Sudbury employees of the Canadian Hearing Services serve between 1,300 and 1,500 deaf people, hearing impaired people and deaf and blind people per year.

Political support

Sudbury demonstrators were supported by France Gélinas, the deputy for Nickel Belt.

There are many residents of Nickel Belt who are customers and who no longer have access to services. They offer support services for deaf, silent and also blind people to go to grocery store, to go to the doctor, for appointments. All this is canceledshe complains.

You can’t stop eating. You have to go to the grocery store. Who will accompany them?

She would also like the strike to settle as soon as possible.

We have too many vulnerable people in our community who no longer have access to these essential servicesshe said.

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Negotiations

In a press release, Canadian Hearing Services said they were trying to resolve the conflict.

The next negotiation day is scheduled for May 6.

The Ministry of Labor, Immigration, Training and Skills Development indicated by email, that it is According to the strike at the Canadian Hearing Services (Canadian Hearing Services). A mediator of the ministry intervened with the parties and will remain at their disposal to help them at the negotiating table.