Strike deadline inches closer for Ontario education workers after talks break down

The Canadian Union of Public Employees gave a five-day strike notice on Wednesday after bargaining failed, and workers are set to walk off en masse on Monday if a deal isn't reached.

The 55,000 education workers walked off the job for two days earlier this month after the province enacted legislation that imposed a contract on them and took away their right to strike. The government then promised to repeal the legislation and the workers retuned to their jobs as bargaining resumed.

CUPE said the two sides recently agreed on a 3.59 per cent wage increase, but the union is still fighting for higher staffing levels for educational assistants, librarians, custodians, secretaries and early childhood educators. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the government has put forward multiple improved offers and has not asked for any concessions.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

Greedy

This is a Doug Ford and PC CONSPIRACY TO BLAME CUPE FOR DOUGS FAILED POLICIES FOR HOSPITALS 😡HOW MANH NURSES QUIT THE PC PARTY ALWAYS MANAGES TO STEP IN IT , THEY ALWAYS DESTORY OUR ECONOMY 😡😡😡PC PARTY IS UNFIT TO RUN ONTARIO 😉

standwithCUPE

Just keep the schools open and work till you get an agreement . Why make kids suffer

I 100% support their decision to strike. Working class solidarity ✊️

917GIANTFM It’s time to make the entire educational system essential workers.

Can they be deemed to be 'Essential service'?

They abound not have agreed to the 3%

On your knees parents of On!! Because Union says..hire Contractors...

Sflecce fordnation time to impose a contact and fine the union and it's members every day. As a parent I'm tired of the union's bully tactics. Is like to see unionkaren waltonmom in jail or bankrupt for harming our children.

Don’t give a damn. Just go in strike for the rest of your working years.

Using kids and holding them hostage should not be allowed! dontstandwithcupe.

waltonmom is a toxic cancer on our system. She has a giant stick up her ass and is just not satisfied no matter what. She just needs something to combine at. Just look at her address the media, her tone, facial expressions. This isn't about the kids or money. It's about control

Sorry to say, CUPE leadership got it wrong. Hire more people can’t be so pressing that they put kids future in jeopardy.

Fire them all

It boggles my mind that a group of people can’t do math - you can keep borrowing money beyond your means to meet all demands and eventually bankrupt the whole system. This isn’t about the elite against the rest of us - it’s about what the rest of us who for pay this can afford.

Close the schools and send out the rebate cheques 🤷🏼‍♂️

Everyone who disagrees with this strike needs to speak up. One thing CUPE is good at is getting out on socials.

Funny as soon as the government cancels the bill they announce they are striking 🤔🤔🤔

Nothing has changed. Are you going to post this again tomorrow to draw more engagement?

Greed

Bust them. Make them cry. They’d screw every one of us without flinching. Ruin them. Be savage, relentless, and unforgiving. These greedy pricks deserve both barrels. End them. 🖕🏻

This has Nothing to do with Kids, they don't care about the kids. The union wants MONEY in there pocket Greedy

AndLyinglecce is tweeting instead of making progress at the table!🙄 Can we get real leadership please! CUPEStrong IStandWithCupe OSBCU

Dismantle their union and fire them all. They're useless overpaid greedy losers. Hire people who actually care for the kids. If they cared for the kids they would never strike and continue working under the old agreement until a deal was reached . theyThinkYoureStupid

Break these fucking unions

'It's for the children'

So, this time around, the Government gave CUPE what they wanted. But they’re still Striking. Why? Because this isn’t about your Kids. It’s a political attack against Ford’s government. Kids are being used as Pawns.

We all know Ford and Lecce are planning this strike for 30 days so these workers can get public backlash for school closures because Ford is getting pressured to close schools from illness and he's passing the blame.

Government royalty at it again.

So the money is good now, but now they want more members to be hired, so they can get more union dues. They do this for the kids of course.

Everyone is struggling not just them....we dont have an option other than to work and pray our jobs keep.

Fire them! Enough of the entitlement!

Listening to her is like listening to nails on a chalk board!

How about you don’t strike and you keep negotiating. Stop holding out kids hostage.

Captain obvious reporting for duty.

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