Ontario education workers vote in favour of new deal with province

By CityNews Staff

The union representing thousands of Ontario educations workers has voted in favour of ratifying a tentative deal it recently struck with the province.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says about 73 per cent of its members who voted were in favour of ratification. The union says just over three-quarters of its members participated in the vote.

CUPE represents around 55,000 custodians, education assistants, early childhood educators, and administrative staff.

The union previously recommended that their members accept the four-year contract which will see them receive annual wage increases of 3.59 per cent.

CUPE staged a two-day walkout last month against the backdrop of significant fines after the Ford government passed legislation that imposed a new contract on education workers while banning their right to strike. The back-to-work legislation also included the notwithstanding clause in a bid to prevent any legal challenges.

The legislation was repealed and both sides returned to mediated bargaining.

More to come.

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