CATHOLIC TEACHERS STRIKING TO PROTECT PUBLICLY FUNDED EDUCATION

Today, 45,000 Catholic teachers from across Ontario are on picket lines as part of a one-day full withdrawal of services. Teachers are taking a stand to protect Ontario’s world-renowned publicly funded education system, and speaking out against the Ford government’s devastating cuts.

What are teachers fighting for?
Teachers are the last line of defense against this government’s regressive agenda. If we don’t take a stand, the government will face no formal opposition to their reckless, unpopular cuts. The government has been trying to claim that compensation is the only issue at the bargaining table, but the public knows what the main issues are:

Toronto Strike

The strike by Toronto's municipal workers has entered its second week, and although all sides are still talking, many people are showing it by the mounting piles of garbage.

About 24,000 city workers walked off the job on June 22 to back their demands for a new contract.

Two Canadian Union of Public Employees locals are on strike — Local 416, which represents outside workers, and Local 79, which mostly represents inside workers.

The reason for the strike: removing a number of benefits from the existing collective agreements, including the ability of some union members to bank sick-leave days.

What's affected
•Garbage, recycling and compost pickup
•City-run daycare centres
•Water and sewer work
•Swimming pools
•Summer camps
•Community recreation centres
•Museums and galleries
•Toronto Islands ferries
•Some libraries

This strike is pure bullshit... nobody else in t his country gets to bank and cash out unused sick days. Sick days are meant to be taken when you're sick... not to be cashed out when you retire. The people on strike are selfish, and don't give a shit about the rest of the city. Even though I'm frustrated about the actual garbage strike... I hope the strike ends in favour of giving them shit.