CUPE, Ontario government reach agreement.the strike was called off

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Unions representing 55,000 Ontario education workers say they have reached a tentative agreement with the provincial government to avoid a planned strike on Monday.

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The Civil Service Union of Canada has not yet released details of the deal, but has previously said the two sides have already reached an agreement on wages, despite unions continuing to seek certain staffing guarantees. rice field.

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CUPE said the two sides agreed to a $1 hourly wage increase each year, or about 3.59% per annum.

However, the union is committed to ensuring that all kindergarten classrooms, not just classes with 16 or more students, have a higher level of staffing for educational assistants, librarians, guardians, secretaries, and early childhood educators. and wanted $100 million.

The impending strike came two weeks after CUPE’s last strike, closing many schools across the state for two days.

The job action ended after the government committed to repeal laws that imposed contracts on CUPE members, prohibited strikes, and allowed the overriding of certain charter rights.