LIVE UPDATES The president of CUPE, along with a number of national and provincial labour leaders, are expected to make an announcement at 11 a.m.
The Ontario education workers' strike has entered a second week leaving thousands of Ontario students out of the classroom.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees , which represents 55,000 support workers such as custodians, administrative staff and educational support workers, said last week they will strike"until further notice," insinuating that the strike will continue. Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce passed legislation Thursday to impose a four-year contract on education workers that bars them from striking.CUPE is set to make announcement after Ford's offer to drop the anti-strike law. Watch live in the player above at 11 a.m.During Ford's news conference Monday morning, he pleaded with CUPE to send education workers back into schools so that students can return to in-person learning.
"I desperately hope that CUPE shows the same willingness to compromise as we are today," Ford said."I hope they hear my plea to keep students in class, but that's not something I can guarantee you."Following Ford's news conference, NDP Leader Peter Tabuns said at Queen's Park that if the premier was serious about withdrawing the legislation he should immediately recall the legislature.
Importantly though, remember that the mediator ended talks because the two sides were too far apart. So unless the strike threat was the sole issue one or both parties are going to have to move
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