Ontario Progressive Conservatives The government has announced that the Education Workers' Union will go on strike in September, even as both sides continue to negotiate multi-year contracts. are accused of preparing for
The Coalition of Ontario School Boards, representing 55,000 parents, early childhood educators, educational assistants and librarians, recently invited its members to I sent you a note notifying you. On August 22nd, we will discuss a potential strike vote.
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The negotiating table told Global News that the meeting was to discuss preparations for a potential strike, but "not a strike vote." We're talking about what we need to do and how people can prepare," Walton said. "The best way to avoid a strike is to be prepared to strike."
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Unions Tell Government You have presented your first offer. Contract.
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Government sources have told global news that wages are expected to rise by 53% over three years, but unions have dismissed this.
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Sources at the Ministry of Education said the government will present a counter-proposal on Monday, with the next I am getting a warning like this. The unions began discussing the possibility of a strike.
"They had already organized the attack before they were contacted by us," said a source in the background.
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}Walton argued, however, that the union communicates important information to its members and the possibility of a strike vote is not necessarily a statement of intent. "We often use strike votes to show how much support we have for the people," Walton said. ``It is not uncommon to have strike votes.''
According to state-specific laws that govern collective bargainingunions must and employers must meet certain standards.
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When the contract expired and negotiations broke down, the two sides met with the Labor Department mediator to say "no." must receive. Before the union is legally allowed to strike after 17 days, report to the "board".
Trade unions are also legally required to hold strike votes and may only strike if a majority of union members vote in favor of labor action.
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