25 h. ago Alberta judge grants injunction blocking some students with special needs from attending school

Support staff and educational assistants at Black Gold School Division, just south of Edmonton, have served the school board with strike notice on Thursday and will be striking on Monday morning

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25 h. ago Alberta judge grants injunction against blocking students with special needs from attending school

Support staff and educational assistants at Black Gold School Division, just south of Edmonton, have served the school board with strike notice on Thursday and will be striking on Monday morning

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27 h. ago Alberta judge blocks order keeping kids with special needs out of class during strike

EDMONTON — An Alberta judge granted an injunction Thursday to block a ministerial order that has prevented children with special needs from attending school as a support strike drags on. More than 4,000 support staff, including educational assistants and cafeteria workers, have been on strike since mid-January over a wage dispute with the Edmonton Public […]

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29 h. ago Two More Groups of Education Support Staff Serve Strike Notice

CALGARY, Alberta — Two more groups of education support workers have filed 72-hour strike notice, meaning four groups in total will take job action on Monday. CUPE Local 3484, representing 570 support staff at Black Gold School Division, and CUPE Local 5040, representing 300 support staff at Foothills School Division, both served strike notice last […]

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40 h. ago Parents of kids with disabilities suing Alberta get injunction as education strike drags on

An injunction has been granted to halt a ministerial order giving Edmonton Public Schools permission to commence at-home learning for complex-needs students like those with autism.

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51 h. ago Mother leaves disabled son, 81, out of will, B.C.'s public trustee sues to get him a share

A claim says Victor Elchuk, who lives with “significant mental and physical disabilities,” has a monthly income of $800.44 from old age security payments.

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3 d. ago Calgary school maintenance, custodial staff issue strike notice

Maintenance and custodial staff in the Calgary public and Catholic school divisions could be off the job this weekend after serving 72-hour strike notice Wednesday. About 800 employees at the Calgary Board of Education, members of CUPE Local 40, and another 350 members of CUPE Local 520 with the Calgary Catholic School District are affected. […]

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3 d. ago Crossing the line: Some support staff and educational assistants defy union as province doubles down

“I don't have hard numbers on how many might be going back to work, other than just to say it's very common in every job action for a few workers to cross the line, especially in a difficult battle"

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6 d. ago TAIT: Government assurances aside, people who receive AISH fear loss of supports

Disclaimer: I have never been on the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped. I do not know what that experience is like. Last week in this space I wrote of my support of the newly announced Alberta Disabled Assistance Program, a new initiative put forward by the provincial government. I heard a great deal from […]

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