Labour Updates

In Ontario, we have a two-tier collective bargaining process for school boards and their staff. It involves central (provincial) and local bargaining processes for staff groups, including teachers and support staff.

In August 2022, provincial and local contracts for all education workers in the province of Ontario expired. In the SCDSB, this means that all our unionized groups are at different stages of contract negotiations at the provincial and local level.

APSSP (attendance counselors, speech and language pathologists, behavioural service coaches, social workers, psychologists, and applied behaviour analysis coordinators)
CUPE (maintenance workers and custodians)
ETFO Contract Teachers (permanent elementary teachers)
ETFO Designated Early Childhood Educators (DECEs)
ETFO Occasional Teachers (elementary occasional teachers)
OPSEU (educational assistants, secretarial support staff, child and youth workers, and admissions and enrolment, information technology, and some business services staff)
OSSTF Continuing Education Instructors
OSSTF Contract Teachers (permanent secondary teachers)
OSSTF Occasional Teachers (secondary occasional teachers)

As a board, we respect all our staff members and value their work. We remain committed to reaching fair, negotiated agreements with all our employee groups.

Latest update - as of Feb. 2, 2023

Local and provincial collective agreements with CUPE finalized and ratified by all parties

On Dec. 23, 2022, the central labour agreement between the provincial branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), the Ontario Public School Boards' Association (OPSBA) and the Ontario government was officially ratified by all parties.

On Feb. 1, 2023, the SCDSB ratified the collective agreement reached with CUPE and its local 1310 for the term of Sept. 1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2026.

Stay connected and informed

We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available. Updates will be posted on the labour updates page on our website and on social media (Twitter: @SCDSB_Schools or Facebook: www.facebook.com/SCDSB) and parents/guardians will receive information directly via email.