Thousands of Ontario school support workers are prepared to walk off the job on Oct. 7, amid an ongoing contract dispute with the Progressive Conservative government.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees announced Wednesday morning that they are willing to escalate their work-to-rule campaign and launch “full strike action” if a deal cannot be reached. “Make no mistake. CUPE members are prepared to go on stirke. We are ready,” said Laura Walton, who has led negotiations on behalf of the union.
Walton claims that “within minutes” of launching the work-to-rule campaign, school boards began laying off CUPE employees, cancelled programs and asked children as young as “10 or 11” to monitor other students.Walton says while the union is taking this step to “apply pressure” on the bargaining processes they are also willing to “do the hard work” to prevent a strike.Walton says there are no future bargaining dates scheduled.
All a ploy to get what they want before the election this was the goal from the beginning & using the kids as leverage pretty disgusting 😡😡😡
A political stunt no one will call out. Absolutely nothing prevents them from doing this in November.
Of course strike at the beginning of the school year, nice. That’s a Union for ya.
brought to you by the school boards and teachers union. they made these choices deliberately while retaining pet projects and very high administrative costs. more blackmail
Striking “for the kids” of course....🙄
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