Education unions will be negotiating this summer as existing contracts are set to expire on Aug. 31.
The central bargaining committee for CUPE’s Ontario School Boards Council of Unions said this month that it hoped to negotiate a deal that offers more supports for students and “makes sure workers’ pay is no longer eroded.”A July 7 statement also referenced a memo from the assistant deputy minister of education that said the province is “contemplating” four-year terms for education sector collective agreements, instead of the existing three-year terms.
Premier Doug Ford’s Tory government was re-elected in June and Education Minister Stephen Lecce has returned to the file.
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