Tentative Deal With Ontario Education Workers Will Avert Strike, Keep Schools Open

Tentative Deal With Ontario Education Workers Will Avert Strike, Keep Schools Open
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) education workers strike on the picket line in Kingston, Ont., on Nov. 4, 2022. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg
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At nearly the final hour of bargaining, before a scheduled strike of 55,000 education support workers would have shut down most Ontario schools tomorrow, the government said a tentative agreement has been reached with the union after intense weekend bargaining.

At a news conference today, Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the deal “will provide stability for children” and keep 2 million kids in the classroom.