Ontario education workers give notice to strike again

Ontario, The Gulf Observer: The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) has filed another strike notice, leaving education workers poised to walk off the job again in Ontario, according to both the province’s minister of education and the union.

In a statement, Stephen Lecce said since talks resumed a few days ago, the province has put forward multiple offers that would add “hundreds of millions of dollars across the sector, especially for lower income workers,” but CUPE has thus far rejected them.”

I think it is entirely unfair to children. It’s unnecessary,” Lecce said, speaking with reporters at Queen’s Park. “We should be having these discussions at the table, to get a deal both for members and for our kids. And I think we are all disappointed that this is the path the union has taken.