In the fifth paragraph, the sentence should have read: “Trustees are relying on an Edmonton based negotiator with a reputation for hard line tactics.”
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Union looking for better deal after 88% strike vote
LETHBRIDGE – After 88% of the support staff at Livingstone Range school division voted in favour of a strike, their union is looking for a little respect.
Union expects a hard round of bargaining in light of school deficit
EDMONTON — Contract talks open today between the Edmonton Public School Board and the union representing 170 skilled maintenance personnel and tradespersons.
EDMONTON — Front line school support workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) met this weekend in Edmonton and discussed funding for special needs students and deferred maintenance projects on schools. … Read more…
EDMONTON — Front line school support workers represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) met this weekend in Edmonton and discussed funding for special needs students and deferred maintenance projects on schools. … Read more…
Move shows ‘Nobody does it better’ – Grimaldi
EDMONTON – Three years of lobbying are starting to pay off.
FORT MACLEOD – Custodial employees, teaching assistants, bus drivers and other workers at the Livingstone Range School Division have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike.
EDMONTON – The union representing teaching assistants and administrative staff at Edmonton Public Schools says it expects over 200 full time equivalent positions to be reduced at Edmonton Public Schools next year.
Seniority, job security main issues as bargaining breaks down
LETHBRIDGE – Over 100 employees at Livingstone McLeod School Division will hold a strike vote May 25-26 to decide weather or not to go on strike.
CALGARY – A group of about 135 employees of Age Care Beverly seniors’ home have joined the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).