OPSEU says its 8,000 education workers will walk off the job Friday in solidarity with CUPE\u0027s 55,000 education workers.
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OPSEU president JP Hornick said legislation the Ontario government is expected to pass today that would impose a contract on CUPE education workers and ban them from striking is undemocratic. “Bill 28 isn’t just an attack on education workers’ collective bargaining rights, it is an attack on all workers’ rights,” Hornick said in a statement.
The Toronto District School Board has said in-person learning will be cancelled as long as CUPE workers — such as early childhood educators, educational assistants and custodians — are off the job because it can’t ensure schools will remain safe and clean for students.Article content Several other boards across the province have said they will have to close schools on Friday because they can’t operate safely without the 55,000 workers.Recommended from Editorial
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