COPE is headed into bargaining on behalf of our five locals who have members in the education sector.
The process began earlier this month with official notification to the provincial government and Council of Directors of Education that we’re ready to get going.
COPE is the largest union in the Ontario Council of Educational Workers (OCEW), which includes four other unions. In total, OCEW represents about 4,000 education workers across the province.
OCEW has provided employer representatives with our availability for June and July. The first meeting will be to discuss logistics and ground-rules.
The five COPE education locals are 527 (Hamilton), 103 (Pembroke), 454 (Thunder Bay), 529 (Nipissing-Parry Sound) and 429 (Timmins).
Watch this space for updates!
