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The '''2009 City of Windsor inside and outside workers strike''' was a stop-work action undertaken by the [[Canadian Union of Public Employees]]' local unions in the city of [[Windsor, Ontario]] held from April 15, 2009 to July 24, 2009. The over-15-week-long strike was the result of a proposal by the city to not offer post-retirement benefits for new employees of the city. The strike impacted various city services, including most prominently garbage pickup and parks and recreation, leading to illegal [[litter|dumping]] of trash and unmaintained grass.<ref name="freep-windsorstrike">{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20090723/BUSINESS04/907230487/15-week-strike-tarnishes-some-of-Windsor-s-sparkle--fraying-nerves|title=15-week strike tarnishes some of Windsor's sparkle, fraying nerves|last=Gallagher|first=John|date=July 23, 2009|publisher=The Detroit Free Press|accessdate=2009-07-24}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
The '''2009 City of Windsor inside and outside workers strike''' was a stop-work action undertaken by the [[Canadian Union of Public Employees]]' local unions in the city of [[Windsor, Ontario]] held from April 15, 2009 to July 24, 2009. The over-15-week-long strike was the result of a proposal by the city to not offer post-retirement benefits for new employees of the city. The strike impacted various city services, including most prominently garbage pickup and parks and recreation, leading to illegal [[litter|dumping]] of trash and unmaintained grass.<ref name="freep-windsorstrike">{{cite web|url=http://www.freep.com/article/20090723/BUSINESS04/907230487/15-week-strike-tarnishes-some-of-Windsor-s-sparkle--fraying-nerves |title=15-week strike tarnishes some of Windsor's sparkle, fraying nerves |last=Gallagher |first=John |date=July 23, 2009 |publisher=The Detroit Free Press |accessdate=2009-07-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20090726100734/http://www.freep.com:80/article/20090723/BUSINESS04/907230487/15-week-strike-tarnishes-some-of-Windsor-s-sparkle--fraying-nerves |archivedate=July 26, 2009 }}</ref>


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Revision as of 18:42, 28 January 2016

The 2009 City of Windsor inside and outside workers strike was a stop-work action undertaken by the Canadian Union of Public Employees' local unions in the city of Windsor, Ontario held from April 15, 2009 to July 24, 2009. The over-15-week-long strike was the result of a proposal by the city to not offer post-retirement benefits for new employees of the city. The strike impacted various city services, including most prominently garbage pickup and parks and recreation, leading to illegal dumping of trash and unmaintained grass.[1]

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  1. ^ Gallagher, John (July 23, 2009). "15-week strike tarnishes some of Windsor's sparkle, fraying nerves". The Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)