Ontario's education workers in legal strike position Nov. 1 that could close schools

Ontario's education workers are back at the bargaining table Tuesday for a second day of negotiations with the province as CUPE tries to find a new contract for its members, which includes early childhood educators, administration staff and custodians.

CUPE is looking for annual salary increases of 11.7 per cent and the government in response has offered raises of two per cent a year for workers making less than $40,000 and 1.25 per cent for all other workers.

As Marianne Dimain reports, while students continue to head into the classroom, the question remains if no deal is reached will schools close.

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[anthonyz]

THIS ISNT ABOUT TEACHERS!!! Custodians, assistant educators, secretaries. Haven’t had a raise in 10 years!!! Educate yourself before commenting my god

[Questionableshelf]

It will close school lol. the government showed up extremely late each they of the talks, then would leave after hearing the unions position. special needs assistants get hit, slapped, cussed at clean up whatever mess and they haven't seen a pay raise in how many years? just take take take. same gpes for the janitors and the secretaries. no raises but more work. take take take at some point doesn't make sense.

[bullet]

May i remind you that this 11.7% yearly increase is for *Education Support Workers* and not actual teachers.

[ms_awesomeness]

As a 20 year education assistant we need change! A liveable wage!!!

Hope they get a livable raise!

[primmakinsofis]

Disband the public sector unions. ALL of them.

Don't like the pay or benefits of a public sector job? Then don't take the job.

[truth]

how much do these people get paid ? why they always complaining ?

[fghg]

Teachers in a country as rich as Canada need atleast 100k a year