Tentative deal reached with 5,400 school support workers in Nova Scotia thepeterboroughexaminer.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thepeterboroughexaminer.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
CUPE’s Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions represents approximately 5,400 workers throughout the province including bus drivers, cleaners, maintenance staff, educational program assistants and early childhood educators, along with other roles.
A former educational program assistant says a recent stabbing incident at a school in Bedford is just one example of the violence happening in Nova Scotia schools.
The Houston government is looking to spend slightly more this fiscal year at $1.6 billion than it did last year on capital projects. About one third of that will go to roadwork and bridges, most of the rest is set aside for schools and health-related projects.