Cooperative labour relations can seem like an oxymoron in some workplaces, none more so than those in Ontario long term care. But CLAC stewards working in this challenging sector show us how it is done.

Etobicoke, ON—The 27 Local 304 members employed by Centennial Park Place, a retirement home in Etobicoke, Ontario, unanimously ratified a three-year collective agreement providing them with wage increases and other improvements.

Woodbridge, ON—Local 52 members employed by Can-Am Pipe Works Ltd., based in Woodbridge, Ontario, voted 85 percent in favour of ratifying a three-year collective agreement providing them with wage increases and improvements to retirement savings.