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Ontario CUPE education workers to announce result of ratification vote

WATCH ABOVE: After narrowly averting a massive strike by 55,000 educational support workers, Premier Doug Ford’s government will now turn full attention to teacher negotiations. Travis Dhanraj reports. (Oct. 7) – Oct 7, 2019

TORONTO – Unionized education workers say they will announce the results of Ontario-wide ratification votes on Monday.

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The 55,000 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees and government reached a tentative central agreement a month ago.

Under the deal, the custodians, early childhood educators and clerical staff will get a one per cent wage increase.

The agreement also calls for millions of dollars in government funding to restore as many as 1,500 jobs the Ford government cut.

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The union says it will provide further details of the deal at a news conference at the legislature.

It also plans to announce steps it says are needed to address underfunding in Ontario’s public education.

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