A third Ontario education union has scheduled a strike vote for November. The Canadian Union of Public Employees' Ontario School Board Council of Unions (CUPE-OSBCU), which represents approximately 57,000 education workers, will ask its members to authorize strike action.
This follows similar strike votes by other education unions in the province, signaling growing labour tensions in Ontario's education sector. The specific date of the vote and the issues at the centre of the dispute have not been publicly detailed.
CUPE-OSBCU members include educational assistants, early childhood educators, custodians, and administrative staff. A strike vote does not automatically lead to a strike; it gives the union a mandate to call one if negotiations fail.
The union has not announced when the vote will take place in November or what percentage of support is needed. The Ontario government has not yet commented on the development.
