School staff in five divisions vote to strike
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School support staff at five divisions in Manitoba have voted to back strike action and are demanding their contracts be settled before children return to class next month.
Staff who have a strike mandate include the Brandon School Division; custodians and trades at the Winnipeg School Division; custodians, library techs, bus drivers, IT, and clerical at the Seven Oaks School Division; and support staff at Turtle Mountain and Park West School Divisions in western Manitoba.
Lee McLeod, a regional director for the Canadian Union of Public Employees, said support staff have worked “incredibly hard” to keep students safe during the pandemic, and have been without a contract since 2018.
“School support staff are feeling ignored and disrespected by the government, and are voting to strike for fairness,” McLeod said.
No dates for strike action have been set.
“Some school divisions have offered fair wages and settled negotiations without the cloud of Pallister’s wage mandate holding them down,” said McLeod.
That includes the St. James-Assiniboia division, Interlake division, Turtle River division, and Evergreen division.
“School divisions should be unafraid to exercise their locally elected voices by supporting the staff who have helped carry our schools through the year,” McLeod said.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees represents approximately 6,000 education workers, including education assistants, custodians, bus drivers, clerical, library techs, intercultural liaisons, and more in 25 school boards across Manitoba.