Alberta, Strike and school support staff

5 groups of education support workers vote in favour of joining Alberta strike
Five more CUPE locals representing over 2,000 education support workers have voted in favour of a strike. That includes more than 1,100 custodial and maintenance employees in Calgary who voted over 94 per cent in favour of job action.
Two thousand more support staff and educational assistants across Alberta vote to strike
More than two thousand additional support staff and educational assistants from across the province have voted to strike, according to the union. Five CUPE locals held strike votes from Feb. 9 to Feb.
School support worker strike could spread to Calgary, outside Edmonton after vote for job action
CUPE Alberta president Rory Gill says the strong strike mandate is a sign that the government has to improve education funding in the upcoming budget.
Education support workers west of Edmonton to go on strike Tuesday
Over 400 education support workers are expected to go on strike in Parkland on Tuesday, after issuing a 72-hour strike notice Friday. Member of CUPE Local 5543, which represents employees in the Parkland School Division,
Five groups of education workers vote to join strike
Five more CUPE locals representing over 2,000 education support workers have voted to take job action. These results are unofficial until validated by the Alberta Labour Relations Board. The groups include: Local 40,
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Alberta government, union spar on Edmonton nurses’ involvement in education assistants’ strike
The Alberta government is again accusing national union leaders of interfering in negotiations between the Edmonton Public School Board and striking support workers. In a joint statement issued ...
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School support workers west of Edmonton to issue 72-hour strike notice
A news release issued by the Canadian Union of Public Employees said members of CUPE Local 5543 voted 91 per cent in favour of job action this week.
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A strike by thousands of school support workers in Alberta is poised to get bigger as unions for two more divisions reach an impasse.
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SAIT launches $150M fundraising campaign to transform campus, update programs
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