Tag: Ontario government
We asked: Why are you on the CUPE picket line?
About 55,000 Ontario education workers, including about 5,000 in the London region, walked off the job Friday to back contract demands and protest a bill passed Thursday by the provincial government that imposed a new deal on them and banned a strike.
School strike countdown: London-area parents told to stay tuned
Parents are being asked to stay tuned as CUPE workers prepare to hit the streets Friday for what union officials say may be an indefinite amount of time, as it continues its showdown with the province over wages and working conditions.
School strike? No devices: Boards not giving out at-home learning aids
The London-area’s two major school boards aren’t sending equipment home with students to help them pivot to online learning if a threatened strike by education workers closes schools Friday, worrying parents who don’t have enough technology at home for their children.
Education workers to strike Friday ‘until further notice’: Union
TORONTO — A union representing 55,000 Ontario education workers has indicated that a strike planned for Friday will continue indefinitely, potentially closing many schools across the province, but the government is refusing to negotiate further unless the job action is cancelled. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) gave notice over the weekend that the […]
Parents stressing, boards scrambling as education workers poised to walk out
School boards in London and area are scrambling and parents are stressing ahead of a looming labour standoff between Doug Ford’s provincial government and 55,000 education workers that’s expected to keep kids out of school on Friday and potentially much longer.