Hi everyone,
My name is Krista Laing and I am the Chair of the CUPE Ontario Municipal Workers Committee, I am reaching out because Bill 60 is moving quickly, and we all need to be on the same page about what it means for our water and wastewater systems. Bill 60 opens the door for private operators (Municipal Service Corporations) to take over municipal water and wastewater services, shifting control away from municipalities and potentially putting public safety, quality standards, and long-term costs at risk. This bill could have major impacts on staffing, workloads, and accountability in our communities.
If you’re receiving this email, it’s because our records indicate your local includes water and/or wastewater workers. If this isn’t accurate, please reply and let me know so we can update our information.
To support locals as we push back, we’re hosting an important webinar.
Please share the link below with all of your members — everyone benefits from understanding what Bill 60 means for public services:
Webinar Registration:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vQ5BfTwcSnWpRGTfOKNLTA#/registration
We’re also encouraging workers to stay connected and support each other — especially as Peel is being used as a testing ground for water privatization.
Please share this link for workers to join the Waste App space so we can organize together, protect our jobs, and keep our water systems public:
Waste App Link (paste here):
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KMX1DbkI3mC5GjOnrZacsK
Thanks in advance for helping us get this information out widely. Protecting public water is going to take all of us working together.
Learn more about Peel here; https://cupe.on.ca/campaigns/keeppeelpublic/
Please stay tuned for more information to come.
In solidarity,
Krista