Education workers in Ontario will be releasing the results of their strike vote this morning.
More than 50,000 frontline school employees who work in the province’s public, Catholic, English, and French systems are currently in contract talks with the provincial government. From Sept. 23 to Oct. 2, they were invited to vote on whether or not to walk off the job if those negotiations break down.
The union is asking for an annual wage increase of $3.25 per hour or 11.7 per cent to keep up with inflation. According to the union, the Ford government has offered a wage increase of 33 to 53 cents an hour. Further, they're calling for a designated early childhood educator in every kindergarten class as well as $100 million to create between 1,500 and 1,700 new jobs.