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 (FTE)…

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 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…

CUPE 4186 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at London District Catholic School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

LONDON, ON – CUPE 4186 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the London District Catholic School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite increasing enrolment, growing student needs, and increased provincial funding. The board recently confirmed it is proposing the elimination of 4 Designated Early Childhood Educator…

CUPE 4222 Condemns Deep Staffing Cuts at Thames Valley District School Board Amid Ongoing Staffing Crisis

LONDON, ON – CUPE 4222 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Thames Valley District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts, with ongoing understaffing and growing student needs across the Board. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to eliminate 31 Designated Early Childhood…

Waterloo Catholic District School Board Education Workers to ‘Paint the Province Purple’ for Publicly Funded Education: CUPE Education Workers Call on PC MPP Brian Riddell to Stand Up for Students, Education Workers, and Schools

WATERLOO, ON – Members of CUPE 2512, representing education workers at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, will be canvassing door-to-door throughout Progressive Conservative MPP Brian Riddell’s riding of Cambridge on Saturday as part of CUPE’s province-wide ‘Paint the Province Purple’ day of action in support of publicly funded education. CUPE 2512 represents Administrative Assistants,…