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Province Looking To Prevent Strike

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Ontario’s Education Minister says he’s committed to reaching a deal with the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

Stephen Lecce feels the two sides are close, though he says sick days remaining one of key issues unresolved.

Lecce adds he’s a little frustrated by the timing of CUPE’s decision to strike which comes only few days after starting a work-to-rule campaign, but that he’s determined to reaching a deal and will do whatever it takes to keep students in class.

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Education Workers Issue Strong Strike Mandate

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The could be disruptions in our schools later this fall.

Education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees have voted 93% in favour of strike action to back contract demands.

That would put them in a legal strike position on September 30th.

Contract talks are resuming with negotiators representing school boards and the province today. (Tuesday, September 17th)

The protection of services, increases to average class sizes, shifts towards online learning models and a gradual reduction in the number of working teachers are the key issues for members.

The workers contract expired at the start of this school year.

 

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CUPE Hoping To Have Education Funding Restored

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School union leaders with the Canadian Union of Public Employees are supporting job action by their members when students return to class next month.

They say they’ll use it as a call for a restoration of funding to education.

It also follows CUPE’s request for a conciliator in contract talks with the province.

Those talks started in May and are set to resume.

The union is planning a strike vote September 17th if no deal is reached by then.

CUPE represents about 55-thousand education workers including education assistants, custodians, school secretaries and library workers across Ontario.