CUPE, which represents 55,000 custodians, clerical workers and early childhood educators working in Ontario’s public schools began a work-to-rule campaign on September 30th after last-minute mediation broke down over the weekend.
The Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, believes that in spite of the job action by CUPE, a deal can still be reached. CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions said it is willing to return to the bargaining table if there is a prospect of “meaningful progress.”
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