A local school board's confirmed an agreement with the union representing its janitorial staff.
The Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario says the three-year collective agreement with Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 895 has been ratified, covering September 1st, 2019, to August 31st, 2022 - the French public school board says it includes improved employment conditions and a salary increase.
While the board has reached an agreement with that union, the union representing Ontario's public and Catholic French-language teachers, the AEFO - which roughly translates to "Association of Franco-Ontarian Teachers" - is in the midst of a job action campaign, with plans for weekly one-day province-wide walkouts starting Thursday.
The board's local schools will also be affected by a targeted strike from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation on Thursday, which will also affect all of the Algoma District School Board's schools and local French Catholic schools.