School support workers west of Edmonton to issue 72-hour strike notice [Video]

The union representing school support workers who work for Parkland School Division says its members will issue a 72-hour strike notice to their employer Friday and expect to begin to take “work to rule” job action as early as Tuesday.

Thousands of school support workers in Edmonton, Sturgeon County and Fort McMurray are already on strike.

A news release issued by the Canadian Union of Public Employees said members of CUPE Local 5543 voted 91 per cent in favour of job action this week.

CUPE 5543 President Wendy Harman said the “work to rule actions” she expects to begin on Tuesday will see members be asked to not work beyond the hours they are paid for, and not to take part in any volunteer activities at their jobs.

Global News has reached out to Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides and the Parkland School Division for comment on CUPE’s news release.

In response, Nicolaides and Finance Minister …