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Nov 7, 2022 · "CUPE has agreed to withdraw their strike action and come back to the negotiating table. In return, at the earliest opportunity, we will revoke Bill 28 in its entirety and be at the table so that ...
Nov 20, 2022 · Last Updated Sunday, November 20, 2022 5:14PM EST. Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is set to speak Sunday evening at 5:30 p.m. following a 5 p.m. deadline to strike a deal with education ...
- Government Had 'No Choice,' Lecce Says
- Legislation Will Make Strike Action Illegal
- Education Workers Deserve 'Living Wage,' Parent Says
- Ministry to Pursue Fines If Strike Goes Ahead: Lecce
Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the government had no choice but to proceed with its legislation, which includes the notwithstanding clause that allows the legislature to override parts of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms for a five-year term. "For the sake of Ontario's two million students, to keep classrooms open, CUPE has left u...
Bill 28 will make strike action illegal, though the CUPE has said workers will walk off the job Friday regardless. Early childhood educators, educational assistants and custodians are among those taking part in the strike. "What is going in place today is a piece of legislation, it's not a deal. A deal is something that two parties come to collecti...
A group called the Ontario Parent Action Network held an emergency rally outside of the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel Thursday to show support for education workers. "I'm very concerned about the use of the notwithstanding clause of the charter and the impact that could have on Canadians ... this is worth fighting back," said Megan McCrossan, a par...
Premier Doug Ford, who was not present during the final vote on Bill 28, said Thursday that the union left him with "no choice" but to introduce Bill 28. He said students have already suffered through two years of pandemic disruptions, and the government will use every tool at its disposal to ensure kids stay in class full-time. The province's legi...
Nov 17, 2022 · Laura Walton, the president of CUPE's Ontario School Board Council of Unions, speaks to the media in Toronto on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, as the union gives notice of a strike action in their ...
Nov 20, 2022 · Ontario parents brace for possible school disruption as clock ticks toward CUPE strike deadline; The four-year deal will include a $1-per-hour raise each year, or about 3.59 per cent annually. ...
Nov 2, 2022 · Negotiations between both parties have been at a standstill since Sunday, when CUPE provided five days notice of a strike. The following day, the Ontario government tabled a bill that would ...
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Nov 7, 2022 · Ontario CUPE strike live: CUPE to end protest after Premier Ford walks back on 'grossly overreaching' controversial bill The Canadian Union Public Employees (CUPE) announced Monday that picket lines will be collapsed on Tuesday, meaning eduction workers will be back at school on Tuesday.
