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Education workers condemn proposed layoffs by Conseil scolaire catholique Providence

Education workers in southwestern Ontario represented by CUPE 4299 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions, OSBCU, strongly condemn the Conseil scolaire catholique Providence’s, CSC Providence, plan to lay off between 40 and 50 CUPE education workers by the end of this school year in August.

CUPE 1196 and OSBCU condemn proposed staffing cuts by York Region District School Board

CUPE 1196 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions, OSBCU, strongly condemn the York Region District School Board’s plan to cut approximately 6 percent of its caretakers and trades workers — 78 positions — by the end of this summer.

TCDSB ends beloved language program after 50 years, 77 jobs lost

On Thursday the Toronto Catholic District School Board, TCDSB, announced that they will completely eliminate its long-standing International Languages Program, resulting in 77 dedicated language instructors losing their jobs.

Ontario education workers call for early bargaining to resolve underfunding and staffing crisis

The Ontario School Board Council of Unions, OSBCU, representing over 57,000 education workers in more than 60 locals across Ontario, are urging the Ford government and Education Minister Paul Calandra to begin collective bargaining with unions as soon as possible, as severe underfunding and chronic staffing shortages continue to harm students and education workers across Ontario.

CUPE 7575 rejects TVDSB’s scapegoating of educational assistants amid special education deficit

CUPE 7575 is condemning recent statements from Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) administration suggesting further cuts may be coming as the board faces a growing special education deficit.

CUPE 1328 demands clarity after TCDSB signals end to school-wide child and youth workers

CUPE 1328, representing more than 2,000 education workers at the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), is raising serious concerns following reports that school administrators have been advised that it is no longer required to maintain a Child and Youth Worker (CYW) in every school.

CUPE Ontario condemns firings and suspensions at Bowmore Road school

CUPE Ontario condemns the firing of two educators and the suspension of six others at Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School, which will affect more than 200 students.

Education workers condemn Sudbury Catholic School Board for abandoning negotiations

CUPE 5569 education workers are condemning the Sudbury Catholic District School Board (SCDSB) after the Board walked away from the bargaining table on Monday and refused to continue negotiations.

‘A good day is only getting hit three times’: CUPE education workers from across the province demand action at Queens Park as school violence soars across Ontario

On Saturday, October 4, hundreds of education workers from across Ontario rallied at Queens Park to demand the Ford government take immediate action to address the growing crisis of violence in schools.

Durham District School Board to shutter childminding program for newcomers to Canada

A beloved childminding program for newcomers to Canada will be closing its doors and laying off nine childminding professionals in the Durham region.

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Fall economic statement includes important win for university workers and students

Tuesday’s federal fall economic statement included an important win for university workers that will avoid the kind of devastation seen at Laurentian University in Sudbury last year, says the main union representing university workers in Ontario.