Essex County flag. (Photo by Mike Vlasveld)The County of Essex reports there is a tentative agreement in place with CUPE Local 2974 which represents 48 county and Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority inside/outside staff.
"We are extremely pleased that we were able to come to an agreement," says Brian Gregg in a news release, CAO for the County of Essex.
Talks began a few months ago, intensifying in the last few weeks before a deal was reached on Wednesday.
The union has a strike date set for November 4.
In hopes of raising awareness of the help available to sexual violence survivors, a local crisis centre has handed out stickers to over 200 businesses.
Three people are facing charges after separate incidents took place over the long weekend.
Conor Allin is officially running again, this time in Ward 8, which covers people in the southern part of Chatham.
The Toronto Blue Jays snapped the Astros' six-game winning streak with a 3-1 win in Houston Monday night.
The Toronto Blue Jays lost 5-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals in MLB action on Sunday.
A multi-million dollar Chatham fraud trial begins this week.
