CUPE announced it was giving the required five\u002Dday notice to start a full strike on Friday
Stephen Lecce says the legislation is in response to the refusal by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents about 55,000 education workers, to withdraw their intent to strike.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
The government had been offering raises of two per cent a year for workers making less than $40,000 and 1.25 per cent for all others. Lecce says the new deal would give 2.5-per-cent annual raises to workers making less than $43,000 and 1.5 per cent raises for all others. CUPE has been seeking several changes, including annual salary increases of 11.7 per cent, overtime at twice the regular pay rate and 30 minutes of paid prep time per day for educational assistants and ECEs.Share this article in your social network
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