City Of Richmond Hill And CUPE 905 Ratify Renewal Collective Agreement

RICHMOND HILL - The City of Richmond Hill is pleased that a renewal collective agreement with CUPE 905, the union representing more than 200 of our employees, has been ratified. This three-year collective agreement ends the CUPE 905 labour disruption.

The collective agreement includes wage increases of

• April 1, 2024 - 3.75%
• April 1, 2025 - 3.5%
• April 1, 2026 - 3.0%

In addition to wage increases, changes to the employee benefit plan include the following: 

• Increases to paramedical and psychological...

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Letter From Mayor West To Residents

Dear Richmond Hill Residents, Businesses and Visitors,

Two weeks ago, after many months of negotiating, CUPE 905, the union representing more than 200 Richmond Hill employees, initiated a strike. This strike has now ended with the City and union members ratifying a renewal collective agreement.

I want to thank the Richmond Hill community for the patience that you demonstrated during the labour disruption. I know that some of you were inconvenienced, in particular our vast and vibrant hockey and...

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Statement from Mayor David West: Return to Bargaining

The City of Richmond Hill’s CUPE 905 represented employees have been on strike for two weeks. While the City has been able to provide many key services during this time, we believe the time has come for our valued employees to return to work. 

To facilitate this, earlier today we have reached out to CUPE 905’s bargaining teams to seek their agreement to return to the bargaining table as soon as possible with the assistance of a third-party mediator. 

At the time CUPE 905 commenced the strike, two...

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Help Shape the Future Gateway to Richmond Hill

Share your ideas on the design of a lighting feature to welcome everyone to our community

Richmond Hill – The City of Richmond Hill is designing a lighting feature to welcome everyone to our community. The public is invited to share their ideas on the design of this feature in a short online survey.

A lighting feature will be installed on the median located south of the Yonge Street and Garden Avenue intersection as a gateway to the city. This feature, which will mark the entrance to Richmond...

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Changes to Richmond Hill Winter Maintenance Operations Due to CUPE Strike

RICHMOND HILL – Richmond Hill is committed to the health and safety of our residents, businesses and visitors. We are currently experiencing a strike by our CUPE 905-represented employees and want to provide an update regarding our winter maintenance services.

Winter maintenance in Richmond Hill will be affected by CUPE 905’s labour disruption. Residents should expect some snow clearing delays if heavy snowfall occurs during the labour disruption.

Clearing of the city’s 1,100km of roads will...

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