9 hours ago Province halts Edmonton Public Schools EA strike as janitors also vote to walk off the job

As thousands of Edmonton Public School Board workers were preparing to strike this week over low wages, the Alberta government has stepped in to appoint a disputes inquiry board.

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16 hours ago Strike threat grows as custodial staff at Edmonton Public Schools vote 'yes'

More than 900 custodial staff at Edmonton’s largest school board have voted in favour of striking, compounding the threat of a strike by educational assistants and other support staff. The labour board has approved the strike vote held by CUPE local 474 which saw 90 per cent of members voting in favour of strike action. […]

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17 hours ago CUPE Alberta President Tells Province To Avoid Bullying Education Workers Set To Strike

EDMONTON, Alberta — CUPE Local 3550 members are set to go on strike on October 24th, but their employer, Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB), has advised they intend to make a request to the Alberta government to impose a Disputes Inquiry Board (DIB). CUPE Alberta President Rory Gill sent a letter to Minister of Jobs, […]

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17 hours ago CUPE Local 474 Edmonton Public School Support Workers Vote in Favour of Strike

EDMONTON, Alberta — Edmonton Public School custodial staff in CUPE Local 474 held a strike vote in person over two days on October 17th and 20th. The membership of roughly 900 voted decisively in favour of taking strike action by 97%. After confirmation of the final results by the Alberta Labour Board, the Local is […]

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17 hours ago Legault ’shocked’ by Montreal teacher scandal, pledges to toughen secularism controls

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he is shocked that a group of 11 teachers in Montreal tried to introduce “Islamist concepts” into a public school. The premier said on social media that he will see how Quebec’s secularism rules can be tightened in response to a government investigation into the Bedford school in […]

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20 hours ago More than 3,200 Edmonton Public Schools support staff set to strike Thursday

If no deal is reached by 7 a.m. on Oct. 24, workers are set to strike. This means classrooms, libraries and offices could look different and empty at Edmonton Public Schools. 

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