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Business Wire
03-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
MEDIA ADVISORY: Striking Canadian Hearing Services workers info picket outside of Accreditation Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Striking Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) workers will hold an informational picket outside of Accreditation Canada's Ottawa office today. With the strike by CUPE 2073 members in its tenth week, Deaf clients sharing painful stories of being isolated without services, and CHS seemingly in no rush to end the disruption, workers are calling into question CHS' status as an accredited organization. When Julia Dumanian became CEO, she brought with her a medicalized lens on Deafness from her time in the hospital sector – and a focus on accreditation that's not common among social services organization. CHS loudly champions their 'Exemplary Status' with Accreditation Canada despite ample testimony from Deaf clients and Deaf organizations that the agency is not living up to its mandate. That is the message workers will deliver outside of Accreditation Canada's office. JM:amC/COPE491
National Post
03-07-2025
- General
- National Post
MEDIA ADVISORY: Striking Canadian Hearing Services workers info picket outside of Accreditation Canada
Article content OTTAWA, Ontario — Striking Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) workers will hold an informational picket outside of Accreditation Canada's Ottawa office today. Article content With the strike by CUPE 2073 members in its tenth week, Deaf clients sharing painful stories of being isolated without services, and CHS seemingly in no rush to end the disruption, workers are calling into question CHS' status as an accredited organization. Article content When Julia Dumanian became CEO, she brought with her a medicalized lens on Deafness from her time in the hospital sector – and a focus on accreditation that's not common among social services organization. CHS loudly champions their 'Exemplary Status' with Accreditation Canada despite ample testimony from Deaf clients and Deaf organizations that the agency is not living up to its mandate. Article content That is the message workers will deliver outside of Accreditation Canada's office. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
Business Wire
23-06-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Union Calls for Mediator and Offers Media Blackout While
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--No interpreters, no mental health counsellors, no access to hearing aids, and no bargaining for more than a month: that's the situation as a strike at Canadian Hearing Services (CHS) grinds into its ninth week. CHS and CUPE 2073 – representing more than 200 workers who support deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians – last met on May 21. CHS left bargaining without tabling an offer, considering workers' proposals, or offering more dates to negotiate. They made clear that they'd only return to the table, if workers agreed to a media blackout, among other demands. In the intervening weeks, political and community pressure has mounted on CHS with several ONDP MPPs voicing concern and deaf and hard of hearing organizations pointing to the impact on their communities. CHS, meanwhile, still refused to bargain. In the interest of resolving a strike that's actively harming deaf Ontarians, CUPE 2073 made their greatest overture to CHS in offering a media blackout. In a letter delivered to CHS' lawyers on June 17, CUPE mapped a path toward a freely negotiated settlement, with both parties jointly paying for an external mediator for a block of days and a media blackout for the duration. CHS did not respond to the letter. 'If CHS wanted to end this strike, if they wanted us back at work restoring services to deaf Ontarians, they'd be at the table. We've tried everything to get back to negotiations because we know how much pain this disruption is causing. CHS hasn't shown any urgency and it's impossible to interpret that as anything other than a lack of consideration for the challenges deaf people face,' said Mara Waern, president of CUPE 2073 and an employment consultant with more than three decade's experience at CHS. 'The community wants an end to this strike. Workers want an end. The only party that's refusing is CHS.' This is the second strike in CHS' history – and the second to occur under the leadership of Julia Dumanian. The last strike took place in 2017 and was only settled after 10 weeks through the involvement of a third-party mediator. CUPE 2073 members are eager to negotiate and remain focused on a multi-year deal that invests in services and helps them catch up after years of falling behind inflation. :pp/cope491
National Post
02-05-2025
- General
- National Post
UPDATE: CUPE 2073 to Hold Press Conference on Strike, State of Services for Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Ontarians at Mayfest
Article content TORONTO — Ontario's largest celebration of Deaf culture will serve as the backdrop for an update about the ongoing strike by CUPE 2073 members who work at Canadian Hearing Services (CHS). Hundreds are gathering for the annual Mayfest expo as workers who support Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians continue to fight to improve services. Article content Article content Quick Facts: Article content CUPE 2073's members support Ontario's Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing community as audiologists, employment consultants, counsellors, sign language interpreters and in other roles at Canadian Hearing Services offices across the province. They have been on strike since April 28. This is the second strike at CHS under the leadership of Julia Dumanian who become CEO of CHS in 2017. In that time, workers have seen their wages fall 16% behind inflation while senior management have enjoyed double digit percentage increases CHS staff levels have plummeted in recent years, down to roughly 200 from a high of over 500, impacting the quality and depth of services that Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians receive. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
National Post
01-05-2025
- General
- National Post
CUPE 2073 to Hold Press Conference on Strike, State of Services for Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Ontarians at Mayfest
Article content TORONTO — Ontario's largest celebration of Deaf culture will serve as the backdrop for an update about the ongoing strike by CUPE 2073 members who work at Canadian Hearing Services (CHS). Hundreds are gathering for the annual Mayfest expo as workers who support Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians continue to fight to improve services. Article content Article content Quick Facts: Article content CUPE 2073's members support Ontario's Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing community as audiologists, employment consultants, counsellors, sign language interpreters and in other roles at Canadian Hearing Services offices across the province. They have been on strike since April 28. This is the second strike at CHS under the leadership of Julia Dumanian who become CEO of CHS in 2017. In that time, workers have seen their wages fall 16% behind inflation while senior management have enjoyed double digit percentage increases CHS staff levels have plummeted in recent years, down to roughly 200 from a high of over 500, impacting the quality and depth of services that Deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing Ontarians receive. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
