A union representing education workers in Ontario has asked the province for annual wage increases of 11.7%. Both parties are busy working out new collective agreements.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 55,000 workers, including early childhood educators, school administrators, bus drivers and janitors, presented a summary of bargaining proposals which he submitted on Tuesday.
Negotiations are continuing. Existing employment contracts expire at the end of the month.
The union argued that workers’ wages have been constrained over the past decade and inflation is expected to rise further.
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