To strike or not to strike?
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To strike or not to strike?
That’s the question 55,000 school support staff represented by CUPE have been asking themselves over the last week — and we’re about to get the verdict this morning.
CUPE’s Ontario School Boards Council of Unions — which represents early childhood educators, librarians, custodians, secretaries and other support staff — is set to reveal the results of the strike vote this morning at Queen’s Park.
Amid ongoing contract talks with the province, the union has recommended members vote in favour of job action — and our sources tell us they expect a clear mandate to do just that.
A major sticking point: Wages.
Education workers, like most in the public sector, have been held to a maximum 1 per cent annual increase for the last three years thanks to Bill 124. In the face of sky-high inflation, CUPE has asked for wage increases of $3.25 per hour — or 11.7 per cent.
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