CUPE Local 1883

💧✊ Water is a public service. Let’s keep it that way!

Last night, more than 100 community members joined CUPE 1883 and CUPE 1656 for our Keep Water Public in Waterloo Region Town Hall.

We had a powerful conversation about the future of public water, the threats facing public services, and why workers and communities need to stand together to protect them.

A huge thank you to everyone who came out, our panelists and speakers, and all of the union members and community partners who helped make the event happen.

The fight to protect public services doesn’t stop when the town hall ends. We’ll keep organizing, educating, and standing together to keep water public.

✊ Our water. Our public services. Our community.

📸 Check out some photos from last night!

Today, we recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

We honour Residential School Survivors, remember the children who never came home, and recognize the ongoing impacts of colonialism on Indigenous Peoples.

As a union, we have a responsibility to listen, learn, stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities, and continue the work of reconciliation.

🧡 Every Child Matters.

Tonight is the night! Tickets still available.

💧 WHO OWNS OUR WATER?

Water is essential to every community. But decisions about who owns, operates and controls our water systems can have lasting consequences for all of us.

Join CUPE 1883 and CUPE 1656 for a community town hall on the future of water in Waterloo Region and Ontario.

📅 Tuesday, September 29
🕕 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Breithaupt Centre, 350 Margaret Ave, Kitchener

We’ll hear from MPP Catherine Fife, MPP Aislinn Clancy, a CUPE water worker and an academic water expert in a moderated discussion about what’s changing, what the evidence tells us, and what these changes could mean for our communities.

We’ll explore questions around water privatization, Bill 60, Bill 98, affordability, public health and accountability.

This is a conversation about something every one of us depends on.

🎟️ Space is limited, so get your free ticket today.

👉 Register through the CUPE 1883 website: cupe1883.ca/townhall

Water is essential to life. The decisions about it affect all of us.

A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED!

After months of bargaining and standing together, CUPE 1883 and the Region have reached a tentative agreement.

The agreement will now go to CUPE 1883 members for ratification.

Thank you to all 850+ members for standing together.

More details will be shared with members directly.

🩷✊thank you

A huge thank you to the CUPE Ontario Human Rights Committee for standing in solidarity with workers at CUPE 1883 at the Region of Waterloo.

These workers deserve to be supported as they fight for a fair deal and the respect they deserve at the bargaining table.

To the members of CUPE 1883: we see you, we support you, and we are here for you folks. You are not standing alone.

Solidarity! CUPE Local 1883 CUPE Ontario

Thank you for the support and solidarity!!

Sending our solidarity and respect for CUPE 1883 members who are fighting for stable public services in the Region of Waterloo. You are not alone. CUPE 79 stands with you – when we fight for ourselves as frontline public service workers, we are also fighting for our communities.

Today is the day.

CUPE 1883 and the Region of Waterloo have until 12:01 a.m. Saturday to reach a fair agreement.

Our members want to stay at work and continue delivering the public services our communities rely on. We are ready to bargain and remain committed to reaching a deal.

There is still time. The Region needs to bargain seriously and get a fair deal done.

2 days to go until our strike deadline.

There are just two days left for CUPE 1883 and the Region of Waterloo to reach a fair agreement.

Our members want to stay at work and continue delivering the public services our communities rely on. We remain ready to bargain and work through the outstanding issues.

Two days. One goal: reach a fair deal.