The deal wasn’t what she wanted to put before the 55,000 school custodians, early childhood educators and educational assistants following a round of tough, tense talks with the provincial government.
“But it became the Catch-22 of, do you withdraw service to get service? What do we do?” she said. “That was a really hard one too, because there was no real clear .” “When you tell somebody that you make $40,000 a year, people are shocked — they’re gobsmacked. When you tell somebody you make $94,000 a year, it doesn’t resonate. And so we knew that we had to pull ourselves away,” she said.
The workers’ wage increase amounts, on average, to more than 15 per cent over the four years of the deal — but about 4.2 per cent a year for those who earn the least. She is unrepentant, however, about threatening a second job action, even though some parents were frustrated and labour leaders privately expressed disagreement over the move. Noted one education union official, who spoke confidentially, “We’re sympathetic, but we’re not crazy.”
Even though she told an online news conference on Nov. 20 that she was “not happy … as a worker, and as a mom of a kid who needs support” and she expressed how she didn’t feel the agreement was good enough, CUPE’s national leaders later appeared to contradict that, putting out a statement that said the deal was one to be proud of.
A union president doesn't overrule their members. That's why unions are our most democratic institutions today.
She was told, imo, that if she wanted to go higher in the CUPE, not staying as a EA as an example, then stop the fight.
I would like to know which school board pays head custodians 70000 a year because I am one and not even close that wage!!!!!
If the teachers would teach instead of indoctrination we would not have these issues. Stand up to your union.
CUPE president does not live on planet earth
She is sugar coating the members vote of 73% to accept. She wanted them to accept the offer because if the members voted no she would be out of a job and the union executives and the union would be de-certified. It would show that the members lost confidence in the union.
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