Tell Trustees to protect our public schools by:
- Prioritizing the safety of students, staff, and the community by using in-house district maintenance and grounds staff to properly take care of our public schools
- Hiring more maintenance and grounds staff to meet growing demand for this critical public service
- End the contracting out of maintenance and grounds work to outside for-profit contractors
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Sector profile: Education
More than half of all education workers across Canada are CUPE members. CUPE represents 160,000 workers in elementary and secondary schools across Canada in every classification in the school system – except teachers and management – in over 400 education bargaining units.
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Bring our work in house: How to stop contracting out
Privatization is on the rise. But we can fight back and bring our jobs and services in house, where they belong. Bring our work in house: How to stop contracting out gives CUPE members the tools they need to end privatization. It covers the benefits of in-house services, gives tips on engaging members and developing a plan, and shares practical ways to make a winning case.
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Guide: Early warning signs of privatization
Stop privatization before it starts. Know the early warning signs. CUPE members are the eyes and ears of an early warning system that detects and stops privatization before it starts.