UPDATE: Calling Ontario education strike illegal would undermine bargaining rights, union says
Speaking at a hearing that will determine the legality of the walkout by 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Steven Barrett urged the board's chair not to side with the Ontario government after it passed legislation that banned strikes and imposed a four-year contract on union members.
“Labour peace, which is imposed this way, isn't the labour peace the labour board should associate itself with.” “By law, when we have a collective agreement, then you're not supposed to strike. And the reality is there's a collective agreement, whether you like it or not,” he said. Earlier in the day, Murji argued the labour board risks undermining the province's own labour laws if it fails to declare the walkout illegal.
Murji also shared video of Laura Walton, president of CUPE Ontario's School Board Council of Unions, comparing the walkout to one that was planned in 2019. The job action closed numerous schools, and the union has said the protest could continue indefinitely.
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