Danton Unger
CTVNewsWinnipeg.ca
Editorial Producer
Published Nov. 15, 2021
WINNIPEG -
Support staff in the Winnipeg School Division have voted in favour of striking amid wage negotiations.
In an update on Monday, Carla Paul, president of the Winnipeg Association of Non-Teaching Employees (W.A.N.T.E.), said 999 members voted in favour of the strike while 42 voted against it.
"The W.A.N.T.E. Collective Bargaining Committee now has a strong mandate from the membership to proceed with a strike action," Paul said in the update.
No information regarding a strike date was released.
W.A.N.T.E. represents around 1,700 support staff in the Winnipeg School Division (WSD), including educational assistants, library technicians, interpreters, and a number of other staff positions.
The vote comes after W.A.N.T.E. rejected a proposal from the division in October. The association said at the time if a "more respectful proposal" was not submitted, it would be asking the membership for a job action mandate.
A WSD spokesperson told CTV News the division does not comment on active negotiations.
CTV News has reached out to W.A.N.T.E. for comment.
Published Nov. 15, 2021
WINNIPEG -
Support staff in the Winnipeg School Division have voted in favour of striking amid wage negotiations.
In an update on Monday, Carla Paul, president of the Winnipeg Association of Non-Teaching Employees (W.A.N.T.E.), said 999 members voted in favour of the strike while 42 voted against it.
"The W.A.N.T.E. Collective Bargaining Committee now has a strong mandate from the membership to proceed with a strike action," Paul said in the update.
No information regarding a strike date was released.
W.A.N.T.E. represents around 1,700 support staff in the Winnipeg School Division (WSD), including educational assistants, library technicians, interpreters, and a number of other staff positions.
The vote comes after W.A.N.T.E. rejected a proposal from the division in October. The association said at the time if a "more respectful proposal" was not submitted, it would be asking the membership for a job action mandate.
A WSD spokesperson told CTV News the division does not comment on active negotiations.
CTV News has reached out to W.A.N.T.E. for comment.
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