Education workers across the province, not including teachers, are overwhelmingly in favour of a strike. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says more tha
Education workers across the province, not including teachers, are overwhelmingly in favour of a strike.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees says more than 80 per cent of its 55,000 education worker members voted and the vast majority supported a strike mandate. Laura Walton, the president of CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions, says the bargaining team can now go back to the table with a clear indication of the level of support members have for CUPE’s proposals.Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the widespread support for a strike is not surprising.
“While these results are not surprising given that education unions have voted to hold strikes against families for nearly five decades, we are still extremely disappointed with the results,” said Lecce. “CUPE is charging ahead with a strike while demanding nearly 50 per cent in increased compensation after two difficult years of pandemic disruptions for students.”The government has offered raises of two per cent a year for workers making less than $40,000 and 1.
All five major education unions are in the midst of bargaining with the government after their contracts expired August 31.Ctrl+Enter
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