Doug Ford’s conservative provincial government tabled legislation that would unilaterally impose a contract on education workers, and levy hefty fines for striking. The move escalates a bitter dispute over pay for education workers, including custodians, early childhood educators and educational assistants. It insisted that “Bill 28 isn’t just an attack on education workers’ collective bargaining rights, it is an attack on all workers’ rights”. The Ford government’s trampling of #onted workers' rights is an affront to quality publicly funded public education. @CTFFCEpresident @eduint https://t.co/tLZWbAQ6Ee — David Edwards (@daveswords) November 1, 2022He went on to welcome international solidarity demonstrated towards Ontarian educators by education unions around the world.

Source: CBC News November 04, 2022 17:03 UTC