WATERLOO, ON – CUPE 2512 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Waterloo Catholic District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the Board. The Board recently notified the Local that it plans to eliminate 15 morning…
RENFREW COUNTY, ON – CUPE Locals 1247 and 1321 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Renfrew County District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board. The board recently notified the locals that it plans…
YORK REGION, ON – CUPE 1734 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the York Region District School Board’s (YRDSB) announcement to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board. The board recently notified the local that it plans to cut…
BROCKVILLE, ON – CUPE 5678 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) strongly condemn the Upper Canada District School Board’s decision to move ahead with significant staffing cuts despite a crisis in understaffing and growing student needs across the board. The board recently notified the local that it plans to eliminate 31.32 full-time…
The Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) is deeply disappointed by the Ford government’s 2026–27 Core Education Funding announcement released today. At a time when Ontario’s publicly funded schools are facing an unprecedented staffing and funding crisis, this funding offers little more than austerity, uncertainty, and continued neglect for students and education workers. The…
CHATHAM, ON – CUPE 1238 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) condemn the Lambton Kent District School Board’s decision to cut 22 custodial positions. “These cuts are devastating for our members and for the schools they work in every day,” said Carrie Hopper, President of CUPE 1238. “Custodians are essential frontline workers…
TIMMINS, ON – On Thursday 95 per cent of CUPE 4681-02 members voted in favour of strike action following ongoing negotiations with the Northeastern Catholic District School Board (NCDSB). Since the local certified in 2024, the parties have met at the bargaining table 10 times to negotiate a first collective agreement. Earlier this week, the…
KEMPTVILLE, ON – CUPE 4154 and the Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) criticize the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario’s decision to move forward with sweeping staffing cuts impacting education workers and students across the board. “These cuts are a direct attack on the frontline workers who support students and keep our…
TORONTO – The Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU), representing over 57,000 frontline education workers, is raising serious concerns following the provincial government’s 2025 core education funding announcement, which continues to ignore the escalating crises in Ontario’s public education system. Despite claims of increased funding, the funding announcement fails to deliver the investment needed…
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