Category Archives: School Boards

“Ontario students are paying the price”: New CUPE-OSBCU report uses government data to expose worsening understaffing in schools; Ontario education workers call for investment in student support.

TORONTO – A new report from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) reveals a deepening understaffing crisis across Ontario’s schools, leaving students’ needs unmet and education workers facing unsustainable workloads. The report documents staffing pressures affecting Educational Assistants, Designated Early Childhood Educators, Child and Youth…

CUPE 4681 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Northeastern Catholic District School Board Amid Ongoing Education Funding Crisis

TIMMINS, ON – CUPE 4681 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Northeastern Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with staffing reductions, warning that cuts will reduce supports for students and place additional pressure on education workers. The Board recently notified CUPE 4681 that 13 support staff positions…

CUPE 4148 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON– CUPE 4148 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with another round of staffing cuts, warning the reductions will further strain already understaffed schools and reduce support for students with increasingly complex needs. The Board recently notified…

CUPE 65.09 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Rainy River District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

FORT FRANCES, ON – CUPE 65.09 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Rainy River District School Board’s decision to move ahead with staffing cuts, warning that the reductions will remove critical supports from kindergarten classrooms and place additional pressure on RRDSB education workers. The Board recently notified the Local…

CUPE 5569 Condemns Job Cuts at Sudbury Catholic District School Board Despite Funding and Enrolment Growth

SUDBURY, ON – CUPE 5569 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Sudbury Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with staffing reductions despite projected increases in enrolment and provincial funding for the 2026–27 school year. The Board recently notified CUPE 5569 that two speech pathologists and two library technician positions…

CUPE 1453 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

PETERBOROUGH, ON – CUPE 1453 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with staffing cuts despite growing enrolment, increased funding, and ongoing staffing pressures across the Board. The Board recently notified CUPE 1453 that 27 full-time equivalent…

CUPE 256 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Upper Grand District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

GUELPH, ON – CUPE 256 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Upper Grand District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite ongoing understaffing and increasing workload pressures across the board. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to eliminate 21 positions, including 20…

CUPE 4865 condemns staffing cuts by school board amid staffing crisis

NORTH BAY, ON – CUPE 4865 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Conseil scolaire public du Nord-Est de l’Ontario’s decision to move ahead with staffing cuts despite ongoing concerns about workload pressures and the impact on frontline education workers. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to…

CUPE 3396 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

HAMILTON, ON – CUPE 3396 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with staffing cuts, warning that reductions will further strain already understaffed schools and reduce supports for students with increasingly complex needs. The Board recently notified the Local that 25…

CUPE 3166 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Halton Catholic District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

HALTON, ON – CUPE 3166 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Halton Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite longstanding concerns about understaffing and increasing workload pressures across the Board. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to eliminate 10 positions…