Schools will close if staff walk out Friday, says Ottawa Catholic School Board
The provincial government promised Monday to introduce legislation to prevent the 55,000 members of CUPE from carrying through on their promise to strike Friday if a contract agreement is not reached.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails.
Those staff supervise students, monitor front door entrances, respond to parent calls, process attendance, support and maintain technology, assist with the safe arrival of students, and support their medical, toileting and behavioural needs, said the board. The board has not decided yet whether it’s worth it to start a shift to remote learning if CUPE members are only off the job for one day, said Hunter.
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