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ONTARIO HOSPITAL WORKERS AWARDED WAGE INCREASES

TORONTO — An arbitrator has awarded salary increases totalling 6.25 per cent to 45,000 Ontario hospital workers, plus two dollars an hour more for registered practical nurses. According to SEIU Healthcare and the Canadian Union of Public...

HPE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD PROPOSES WORKER CUTS: OSSTF

The Hastings Prince Edward District School Board is proposing cuts to essential front-line workers who provide critical supports for students, according to the union representing affected employees.

PARENTS ALARMED AT POTENTIAL CUT TO PROGRAM FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES

A proposal by Ottawa’s largest school board that could see funding cut to a summer program for children with disabilities has parents reeling and ready to fight. The summer learning program at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) provides 17...

MORE THAN 1 IN 4 QUEBEC TEACHERS ARE NOT LEGALLY QUALIFIED

QUEBEC – Quebec’s auditor general says more than one-quarter of teachers who worked in the province’s classrooms during the 2020-21 school year weren’t legally qualified. Guylaine Leclerc presented her annual report today, revealing that more...