Bill 28 included the \u201cnotwithstanding clause\u201d which allows provincial legislatures to override parts of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on a short-term basis.<\/p>\n
CUPE representatives said at a press conference on Monday that Ford has put his commitment in writing. Negotiations are due to restart.<\/p>\n
\u201cCUPE\u2019s frontline education workers, 70 per cent of whom are women, stood firm,\u201d said Mark Hancock, CUPE president. \u201cThey took on the Ford government. And the government blinked. We\u2019ve shown that when our rights are under attack, our movement is strong, and we will stand up for each\u00a0other.\u201d<\/p>\n
The legislature is not sitting right now, which means MPPs will have to be called back to Queen\u2019s Park early to vote to repeal Bill 26 this week.<\/p>\n
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CUPE demands<\/p>\n
The government offered a two-per-cent annual increase for all workers with annual wages under $40,000 per year and a 1.25-per-cent increase for all others. The government\u2019s new deal would give a 2.5-per-cent annual increase to all workers with annual wages under $43,000 per year and a 1.5-per-cent increase for all others.<\/p>\n
CUPE has been demanding an 11.7 per cent increase, overtime at double the regular pay rate and 30 minutes of paid prep time for educational assistants and early childcare educators. The union said it cut its wage increase demands by half and made substantial concessions in different areas last week.<\/p>\n
The support workers included in the deal are maintenance staff, school office and clerical staff, educational assistants, early childhood educators, library workers, and information technology staff.<\/p>\n
School closures<\/p>\n
\u201cCUPE makes up approximately 25 per cent of the UCDSB workforce and\u00a0holds critical positions that support our students and school system.\u201d said UCDSB Director Ron Ferguson.<\/p>\n
With all schools from the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario (CDSBEO), the Conseil des \u00e9coles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO), and the Conseil scolaire de district Catholique de l\u2019Est-Ontarien (CSDCEO) facing a similar situation regarding staff, all schools in Prescott-Russell were forced to shutdown and move to online learning on Friday November 5 and Monday November 7. Schools will reopen to students on Tuesday November 8. Parents are advised to check with the school district if their local school has resumed in-person classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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