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English Catholic schools will close if CUPE strikes Monday
KEMPTVILLE – The Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario says it will be forced to close school if support staff go on strike Monday. […]
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Education minister determined to get CUPE deal
TORONTO – Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says he’s prepared to meet – as early as today – with CUPE to get a deal for […]
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School support workers set to strike Monday
TORONTO – The union representing school support workers at Ontario’s public schools has given five days notice that it will strike Monday. The Canadian Union […]
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Work-to-rule begins for public school support workers
BROCKVILLE – Educational support workers across Ontario and here in Leeds-Grenville have begun a work-to-rule campaign. The 55,000 custodians, clerical workers, educational assistants and early […]
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UCDSB support staff vote to strike
BROCKVILLE – Support staff with the Upper Canada District School Board have voted overwhelmingly to strike to back contract demands. Members of CUPE Local 5678 […]
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‘It is good that you are finally concerned.’: UCDSB chairman pens biting letter to MPP
BROCKVILLE – The chairman of the Upper Canada District School Board has responded to MPP Steve Clark with a somewhat acrid four page letter, calling […]
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MPP urges audit of UCDSB budget
BROCKVILLE – Local MPP Steve Clark is urging the Upper Canada District School Board to have a third-party review of the board’s budget for the […]
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Nearly $1 million more in Ontario funding for UCDSB
BROCKVILLE – Local MPP Steve Clark says the region’s largest school board will be getting nearly $1 million more in transfers from the province. Clark […]
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Layoff notices for over 100 UCDSB high school teachers
KEMPTVILLE – Roughly one-sixth of the high school teachers with the Upper Canada District School board have been told they won’t be needed this September. […]
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Schools closed, buses cancelled Wednesday
BROCKVILLE – As a winter storm bears down on Eastern Ontario, the region’s two largest school boards are closing schools and buses are cancelled. The […]