School Support Staff

• Calgary school custodial workers serve strike notice after voting 94% to walk off job

  CUPE says the average Alberta school support worker makes $34,500 annually and many have gone almost a decade without a raise.

  Education

  Feb 19, 2025
  
• Nova Scotia parents, striking school support workers stage rally in Halifax

  They filled the square outside City Hall to call for better wages for school support staff and to get all students back into the classroom.

  Education

  May 18, 2023
  
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• Parents, students call for better wages for striking Halifax school support workers

  More than 1,800 school support workers in the Halifax area are on strike. Some students and parents are speaking out and calling on government to offer them better wages.

  Education

  May 10, 2023
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• Halifax-area school support workers set to strike Wednesday after talks break down

  More than 1,800 school support workers in the Halifax area will be going on strike Wednesday. Their union says talks have broken down, and the sticking point remains wages.

  Education

  May 9, 2023
• N.S. parents call for fair school support staff wages to avoid potential strike

  Parents say they support the school staff going on strike, acknowledging that their jobs are very complex and they deserve to be respected, valued and fairly compensated.

  Education

  Apr 14, 2023
• B.C. school support staff ratify new contracts

  More than 40,000 school support staff in British Columbia have ratified new contracts.

  Education

  Mar 17, 2023
• Kingston, Ont. area school boards mum on plan for possible support staff strike

  Support staff at Ontario's elementary school a primed for a strike as contract talks between CUPE, its union, and the province have broken down. 

  Education

  Oct 20, 2022
• B.C. reaches tentative deal with over 40,000 public school support staff

  The tentative deal covers education assistants, custodians, trades and maintenance workers, Indigenous support workers, accounting staff, bus drivers, and more. 

  Education

  Sep 16, 2022
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• More B.C. school districts sign support contracts

  Support workers at five B.C. school districts have ratified five-year contract agreements, bringing the number of newly-signed district agreements to 21.

  Aug 6, 2014