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OSHAWA – Striking custodial and maintenance workers with the Durham Catholic District School Board will hold a rally on Monday evening, August 19th. On Monday, the workers, represented by CUPE Local 218, will have been on strike for one week. The Board shows no signs of wanting to get back to the table and achieve a negotiated settlement with the 170 workers before the new school year begins in September.

Who: CUPE Local 218, custodial and maintenance workers with the Durham Catholic District School Board

Speakers will include Sid Ryan, President, CUPE Ontario, and Charlotte Monardo, Chair, Ontario School Board Coordinating Committee, CUPE

What: Rally in support of the 170 strikers and their families

When: Monday, August 19th, 18h30

Where: CAW Hall, 1425 Phillip Murray Avenue, Oshawa, Ontario

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For more information:

Lorraine Clarke, CUPE Local 218 Unit Chair,
905-922-7182 (cell)

Linda Newman, CUPE National Representative,
905-706-9786 (cell)

Andrea Addario, CUPE Communications, 416-292-3999, or
416-738-4329 (cell)

Stella Yeadon, CUPE Communications, 416-292-3999, or
416-578-8774 (cell)