{"id":17673,"date":"2026-06-08T22:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=fc3a8ab04a1f1962c45ae10347eed22f"},"modified":"2026-06-08T22:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:12:00","slug":"cupe-2722-members-at-oxfam-canada-face-strike-deadline-as-employer-refuses-to-live-by-its-values","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=17673","title":{"rendered":"CUPE 2722 members at Oxfam Canada face strike deadline as employer refuses to live by its values"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workers at Oxfam Canada represented by CUPE 2722 are facing a strike deadline this Thursday after negotiations failed to produce movement from the employer on key workplace protections and compensation issues that union members say are consistent with Oxfam\u2019s publicly stated values.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260608058802\/en\/807835\/5\/Logo_CUPE_Communique.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260608058802\/en\/807835\/22\/Logo_CUPE_Communique.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260608058802\/en\/807835\/5\/Logo_CUPE_Communique.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260608058802\/en\/807835\/21\/Logo_CUPE_Communique.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nDespite Oxfam\u2019s values of fighting inequality and patriarchy to end poverty and injustice, the organization has refused to support important collective agreement provisions in its own workplace that reflect not just fair compensation but feminist principles the employer claims to support.<\/p><p>\nAmong the outstanding issues are protections for workers seeking gender-affirming care, supports for victims of domestic violence, and the maintenance of cost-of-living adjustment language and a fair wage increase that helps protect workers\u2019 wages from rising costs.<\/p><p>\n\u201cOxfam has built its reputation on standing up against inequality and advocating for justice,\u201d said Carla Caxaj, a member of the CUPE 2722 bargaining committee. \u201cOur members believe in those values and work every day to advance it. That's why it's so disappointing that the employer is refusing to support workplace protections like leave for gender-affirming care and is seeking to roll back language that helps workers keep up with the cost of living. We are simply asking Oxfam to live up to the values it promotes.\u201d<\/p><p>\nCUPE 2722 members have been bargaining in good faith and remain committed to reaching a negotiated settlement. However, with a strike deadline approaching, members are prepared for possible job action if a fair agreement cannot be reached.<\/p><p>\n\u201cOur members are fighting against concessions and for a workplace that reflects the feminist and equity principles Oxfam Canada publicly champions,\u201d Caxaj added. \u201cThere is still time to avoid a strike, but it will require meaningful movement from the employer on the issues that matter most to workers.\u201d<\/p><p>\nCUPE 2722 is calling on supporters to contact Oxfam Canada\u2019s Board of Directors and urge them to direct the organization to negotiate a fair agreement and avoid a labour dispute.<\/p><p>\nThe public is being asked to support CUPE 2722 members by sending a letter to Oxfam Canada\u2019s Board of Directors at <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cupe.ca%2Foxfam&amp;esheet=54549692&amp;newsitemid=20260608058802&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.cupe.ca%2Foxfam&amp;index=1&amp;md5=5bb43e5e9b142d51867909d2aa783ade\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.cupe.ca\/oxfam<\/a><\/p><p>\nkl\/cope491<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\n<b>For more information, contact<\/b>:\n<br\/>Eric Bell\n<br\/>CUPE Communications\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:ebell@cupe.ca\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">ebell@cupe.ca\n<\/a><br\/>(306) 580-0893<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Workers at Oxfam Canada represented by CUPE 2722 are facing a strike deadline this Thursday after negotiations failed to produce movement from the employer on key workplace protections and compensation issues that union members&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17674,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17673\/revisions\/17674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}