Event: Rallies to Save Jobs at the Windsor Public School Board, June 7 and 11

The Greater Essex County District School Board recently announced the elimination of 30 Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) from the board. These workers are represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF). This program has been in place for almost 20 years. ECEs provide additional support for our earliest learners in Junior Kindergarten. Senior Board Administration has recommended the termination of these positions as a way to deal with next year's projected budget deficit of $1.8 million. The Board's director of education, Mary Jane Gallagher, told the Windsor Star that ECEs will be able to bump into Educational Assistants' jobs, the least senior of which will be reduced to temporary positions.

In light of recent manufacturing job losses in the community, Windsor cannot afford to lose good public sector jobs as well. It is also unfair to make workers compete with each other for the few remaining good jobs. Show your support and help defend jobs by attending one of these upcoming events:

1) On Thursday, June 7 at 5:30pm, simultaneous rallies will be held in front of the offices of MPPs:
Bruce Crozier, at 78 Talbot North, Essex
Dwight Duncan, at 4808 Tecumseh Road East
Sandra Pupatello, 1483 Ouelette

2) On Monday, June 11 at 4:30pm, there will be a rally in front of the Greater Essex County District School Board office, at 451 Park Street West.