School Support Workers

• Special needs students face special impact during Alberta teachers strike

  The Alberta government is offering more financial support for families of special needs children during the teachers strikes. Parents say they were hoping for more than money.

  Education

  Oct 11, 2025
  
• Striking Alberta support workers reaching agreements with school divisions

  All nine of the striking CUPE locals in Alberta have reached tentative agreements, many have been voted on and hundreds of school support staff have returned to work.

  Education

  Mar 20, 2025
  
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• School support workers west of Edmonton to issue 72-hour strike notice

  A news release issued by the Canadian Union of Public Employees said members of CUPE Local 5543 voted 91 per cent in favour of job action this week.

  Education

  Feb 14, 2025
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• School support worker strike could spread to Calgary after vote for job action

  Calgary public and Catholic school workers, as well as those with the Foothills division south of the city and Black Gold and Parkland divisions near Edmonton all voted to strike.

  Education

  Feb 12, 2025
• More than half of support workers in Quebec schools say they can’t meet their basic needs

  A union representing 35,000 school support workers says more than half of its members are having trouble paying their bills, according to a new survey,

  Education

  Oct 1, 2023
• Agreement made in Halifax school support workers strike, staff to return Monday

  After over a month of job action, the union representing Halifax-area school support workers have voted to accept the tentative agreement and end an ongoing strike.

  Education

  Jun 18, 2023
• Striking Halifax school support workers have mixed-emotions ahead of new deal vote

  A tentative agreement between CUPE Local 5047 and the HRCE was announced on Wednesday. Some 1,800 Halifax schools support workers will spend the weekend voting on it.

  Education

  Jun 15, 2023
• Tentative deal reached in Halifax school support workers strike

  After declining a previous offer in May, the union representing striking school support workers in the Halifax area have reached a tentative agreement with the province.

  Education

  Jun 14, 2023
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• Striking Halifax school support workers, employer head back to bargaining table

  More than 1,800 school support workers in the Halifax area went on strike on May 10. The union said a meeting with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is set for Friday.

  Education

  Jun 8, 2023
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• ‘We’re still here’: 4 weeks into Halifax school support workers strike and no end in sight

  More than 1,800 school support workers in Halifax went on strike on May 10. While schools remain open, EPAs and other workers are off the job, and pre-primary programs are paused.

  Education

  Jun 6, 2023