The union representing Ontario’s school colleges says it may start some type of labour motion subsequent Thursday.
The union representing Ontario’s school colleges says it may start some type of labour motion subsequent Thursday.
The Ontario Public Service Workers Union shall be in a authorized strike place as of Saturday however has to present 5 days’ discover earlier than embarking on a strike.
OPSEU stated it gave the required discover Friday.
The union stated it can meet with the School Employer Council, the bargaining agent for Ontario’s 24 public faculties, for non-binding mediation on Monday and Tuesday, and stays dedicated to “bargaining productively.”
However it stated that except an settlement is reached in mediation, it appears unlikely {that a} deal that may defend its members may come with out “the urgency of labour motion.”
The union stated two weeks in the past that no actual progress had been achieved in contract negotiations, and that mediation in early December raised issues in regards to the doable deterioration of labor circumstances, job safety and high quality of schooling.
Graham Lloyd, the council’s CEO, stated Friday he is dissatisfied the union selected to present discover simply days earlier than mediation was set to renew.
“We urge OPSEU to enter mediation … with extra practical calls for in order that we will get a deal and keep away from an pointless strike,” he stated in a press release.
The CEC stated the union’s calls for would elevate tutorial prices at a time when establishments are grappling with monetary instability.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 3, 2025.
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