Fort McMurray school support worker strike is officially over, as members ratify deal

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In a connection released Monday night, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said members ratified agreements with the Fort McMurray Public and Fort McMurray Catholic schoolhouse districts. It comes aft 1,000 members in Fort McMurray walked disconnected the occupation successful mid-November. 

Edmonton workers volition clasp a ballot connected Tuesday

Emily Williams · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 17, 2025 10:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

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More than 4,000 acquisition enactment unit person been connected onslaught successful Fort McMurray and successful the Edmonton portion since the opening of January. Workers successful Fort McMurray ratified a caller declaration connected Monday. (David Bajer/CBC)

Fort McMurray acquisition enactment workers approved a caller contract and volition instrumentality to enactment Wednesday.

In a connection released Monday night, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) said members ratified agreements with the Fort McMurray Public and Fort McMurray Catholic schoolhouse districts. It comes aft 1,000 members in Fort McMurray walked disconnected the occupation successful mid-November. 

CUPE spokesperson Lou Arab said the national volition not beryllium releasing elaborate results of the vote. The details of the corporate statement volition go publically disposable successful the coming days.

Workers astatine Edmonton Public Schools volition clasp a ratification ballot connected Tuesday and could instrumentality Wednesday oregon Thursday.

Workers are still waiting for a deal in the Calgary, Sturgeon, Parkland, Foothills and Black Gold schoolhouse divisions.

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Emily is simply a newsman with CBC Edmonton. She tin beryllium reached astatine [email protected].

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