Strike averted as Ontario reaches tentative deal with education workers

CUPE, Ontario government reach tentative agreement

A strike by education workers has been averted after a tentative agreement was reached between the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the union representing…

Schools set to open after CUPE secures tentative deal, calls off strike

TORONTO — Schools across Ontario are open today after a weekend of talks between the government and education workers secured a tentative contract and averted a strike.

Schools set to open after CUPE secures tentative deal, calls off strike

TORONTO — Schools across Ontario are open today after a weekend of talks between the government and education workers secured a tentative contract and averted a strike.

CUPE calls off strike, schools to reopen Monday as tentative deal reached with province

The strike is off — and school is on. Last-ditch negotiations landed a tentative deal between CUPE and the government, averting job action by support staff that would have seen hundreds of...

‘No job action’: strike averted as province, union reach tentative deal

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Students across the province will remain in class this week after a tentative deal was reached between the province and education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).“There will be no job action [Monday]. Our members will be reporting to schools to continue supporting the students that we are proud to work with,” stated a Nov. 20 bargaining update from CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Un…

Tentative Deal With Ontario Education Workers Will Avert Strike, Keep Schools Open

At nearly the final hour of bargaining, before a scheduled strike of 55,000 education support workers would have shut down most Ontario schools tomorrow, the government said a tentative agreement has been reached with the union after intense weekend bargaining. At a news conference today, Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the deal “will provide stability for children” and keep 2 million kids in the classroom. He said he would not provide fur…