Campaigns – Kingston & District Labour Council The collective voice for workers in Kingston Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:51:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://kingstonlabour.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2024/10/cropped-KDLC_profile-3-32x32.png Campaigns – Kingston & District Labour Council 32 32 Your Community, Your Voice. Our Strength. https://kingstonlabour.ca/campaigns/your-community-your-voice-our-strength/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:51:03 +0000 https://kingstonlabour.ca/?post_type=campaigns&p=610 Stay informed about the 2026 municipal election and what it means for your community. Municipal government is where decisions are made that directly shape your daily life. City Council’s decisions impact housing affordability, whether transit improves, access to good union jobs, and whether real action is taken on the issues that matter to you. If you want to keep up with what’s happening—this is a great place to start. When you sign up, you can:

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]]> Write a Solidarity Letter! https://kingstonlabour.ca/campaigns/in/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:23:57 +0000 https://kingstonlabour.ca/?post_type=campaigns&p=391&lang=en “Five groups of workers at Queen’s University are struggling to get their employer to address concerns including the cost-of-living crisis, understaffing and job stability. The workers are members of five bargaining units in CUPE locals 229, 254 and 1302 – approximately 1000 workers including library workers, tradespeople, classroom and laboratory technicians, and custodians and caretakers, as well as foodservice workers employed under a Queen’s University contract with Aramark. Waged workers at the university have seen their pay drop 11-15% below inflation in recent years and many are working second jobs just to pay the rent and feed their families. At...

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