Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Aaron Sousa
Publication Date: January 10, 2025 - 14:15
Alberta NDP demands government act ahead of school support worker strike in Edmonton area
January 10, 2025
Alberta’s Opposition NDP is calling on the provincial government to act as thousands of school support workers prepare to walk off the job in Edmonton and some nearby communities.The Canadian Union of Public Employees said picket lines are to go up at 7:30 a.m. on Monday at three public high schools in Edmonton and all schools in the Sturgeon Public School Division.The union is demanding fair wages for the more than 3,000 education support workers it represents in both divisions. Counterparts in Fort McMurray began picketing earlier this week.
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