Support Workers
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Capilano University support workers ratify 3-year deal, ending strikeCapU's inside workers started job action in May, and escalated to a full strike on June 6 when faculty joined the picket line in solidarity, shuttering classes.EducationAug 2, 2023
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Halifax school support staff say strike may be done, but fight is not overA parent who joined them on the picket lines says she'll also carry on the fight for them and the students who could not go to class.CanadaJun 19, 2023
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Striking Halifax school support workers have mixed-emotions ahead of new deal voteA tentative agreement between CUPE Local 5047 and the HRCE was announced on Wednesday. Some 1,800 Halifax schools support workers will spend the weekend voting on it.EducationJun 15, 2023
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‘We’re still here’: 4 weeks into Halifax school support workers strike and no end in sightMore than 1,800 school support workers in Halifax went on strike on May 10. While schools remain open, EPAs and other workers are off the job, and pre-primary programs are paused.EducationJun 6, 2023
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Halifax-area students skip class in support of striking school workersSupporters say school is not the same as long as the 1,800 staff members are on strike including Educational Program Assistants (EPAs), support workers, and pre-primary teachers.EducationMay 19, 2023
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Nova Scotia parents, striking school support workers stage rally in HalifaxThey filled the square outside City Hall to call for better wages for school support staff and to get all students back into the classroom.EducationMay 18, 2023
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Striking Halifax-area school support workers seek answers from premierStriking Halifax educational support workers sought out Premier Tim Houston Monday who was visiting a Lower Sackville cafe. They called on him to 'show respect' for their plight.EducationMay 16, 2023
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Students at N.S. school stage walkout to support striking workersMore than 1,800 members are on strike after negotiations broke down between their union and the province. The union says the main sticking point is wages.EducationMay 11, 2023
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Thousands of Nova Scotia school support workers could strike as soon as April 21Thousands of Nova Scotian school support workers are readying for what could be a strike next week, after wage negotiations reached an impasse.EducationApr 13, 2023
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Kingston-area school boards brace for education support worker walkoutLimestone and Algonquin & Lakeshore school boards plan for online learning if education support workers take job action on Friday, Nov. 4.CanadaNov 3, 2022
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