CUPE officials say none of their members will be at work on Friday and will hold a province-wide protest regardless of Ontario's proposed anti-strike legislation.
CBC NewsStephen Lecce introduces legislation to prevent strike by CUPE education workersThe Ontario government has tabled legislation to prevent a strike by education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees .
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is speaking with reporters at 2:30 p.m. ET. You can watch hisThe Ontario government introduced legislation Monday to impose a contract on education workers and avert a strike that was set to start Friday. CUPE has said they will explore every avenue to fight the bill, but the government said it intends to use the notwithstanding clause to keep the eventual law in force despite any constitutional challenges.
On Sunday, education workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees gave the required five days' notice for job action, positioning its members — including educational assistants, custodians and early childhood educators, but not teachers — to go on full strike as early as Friday. Officials said the province's offer put forward Sunday would have provided only a nickel more for each worker, giving the union an ultimatum. Instead of the government holding a negotiation, officials said they learned the government intended to legislate against a strike if the union didn't acquiesce.
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