Ontario Government Education Union File With Labor Council As Strike Continues
An Ontario labor board hearing to determine the legality of a walkout by education support workers was adjourned early Sunday morning as the province’s lawyers argued the strike was illegal because a new contract had come into effect. In its application, the provincial government said it is seeking a “declaration of illegal strike action” against the Ontario School Board Union Council of CUPE, which represents the workers. Also mentioned are Laura Walton, president of OSBCU, and Fred Hahn, head of CUPE Ontario....