Librarians, custodians and school administration staff voted 96.5 per cent in favour of striking, giving their union a mandate to take action if negotiations with the province break off
support staff have given their union a mandate to take strike action if negotiations with the province break off.’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions, or OSBCU, said on Monday that her members have sent a message to the government that “education cuts are not acceptable” and “it’s time for a meaningful wage increase.”
The union represents 55,000 support staff that includes education assistants, early childhood educators and caretakers. The support staff union asked the province for annual raises of about $3.25 an hour, which amounts to roughly 11.7 per cent annually. Among its request, the union has also asked for an early childhood educator in every kindergarten classroom.
The government’s offer includes a 2-per-cent increase each year over a four-year contract for those earning less than $40,000 a year, and a 1.25-per-cent wage for other support staff.on Monday, Ms. Walton said support staff are among the lowest paid education workers. They often work multiple jobs and face food and housing insecurity.
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