June brought more concerns from CUPE 3166 as staffing formulas show Halton Catholic employs far fewer office staff than provincial funding would support. With enrolment projected to rise 1.4% next year, cuts will add even more pressure to already overstretched schools. https://ow.ly/zUWY50ZmcRa

OPSEU Local 550 members at Salvation Army – Broadview Village show determination. Support their fight for vital social services! Find a picket line: https://worthfightingfor.ca/en/picket-finder/ #OPSEULocal550 #BroadviewVillage #Solidarity #WorthFightingFor

📣 June Recap CUPE Locals 1247 and 1321 spoke out in Renfrew County as the board planned cuts to custodial, trades, office, clerical, and IT jobs. Workers say schools are already short‑staffed and student needs are rising. Catch up on this June story.💜✊https://ow.ly/3n8V50ZlJmI

📣 June Recap: Catch Up on the Coverage You May Have Missed June was packed with major stories about CUPE education workers across Ontario. https://ow.ly/3Bsi50ZlHRv https://ow.ly/E59t50ZlHRO https://ow.ly/wBTJ50ZlHRE https://ow.ly/wERI50ZlHRM CTV Broadcast: https://ow.ly/6v3u50ZlHRK

Every Education Worker Wednesday, we’ll share a new story from the frontline. This week: Angela Lisk, DECE, on rising classroom violence and why proper funding matters for our youngest learners. https://ow.ly/hhYb50ZlB4t #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow

📣 June Recap: June brought a wave of media coverage as CUPE Locals sounded the alarm on staffing cuts across Ontario. On June 5, MPP Ted Hsu highlighted how EA shortages fuel rising classroom violence + instability. Catch up here: https://ow.ly/cq6y50Zl51I

Over the weekend, one of OSBCU’s Member Organizers was joined by two of Local 5678’s past executive members in Perth, proudly showing their solidarity! Angie shared, “When you bring out our sign, people tend to gravitate to you and ask questions". 💜✊ #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow

The Toronto Catholic DSB is planning to lay off 77 International Language Instructors. Take action here 💜✊: https://ow.ly/zPC550ZkP0h #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OSBCU

Today we celebrate Canada — shaped by diverse cultures, languages, histories, and communities. Education workers live these values daily, building a future with strong, accessible public education for all. #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow

Education Workers are taking action — with events starting as early as tomorrow. 🍁💜 See what’s happening near you: osbcu.ca/paint-the-pr... Hosting an event? Contact your local leader to share info so we can amplify it. #OntEdUnited #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #CanadaDayThePurpleWay

Communities across Ontario came together this weekend — and OSBCU members were with them. 💜✊ Real investment in education, healthcare, and public services. Accountability after eight years of letting Ontarians down. Enough is enough. #FightFord #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OSBCU

CUPE Locals 1247, 1321, and 1202 came together in Renfrew for aSummer BBQ — members and families celebrating a hard year's work with BBQ, games, and plenty of solidarity. 💜✊ OSBCU President Joe Tigani couldn't think of a better way to kick off summer. #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OSBCU

June 6 was just the start! Join locals hosting outreach events to support public education with signs and petitions. Find one near you: 🔗 https://osbcu.ca/paint-the-province-purple/ #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OntEdUnited

Bargaining is underway, and Ontario's education unions are standing together! United in the fight for better funding and staffing , and strong publicly funded education that students deserve. #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OntEdUnited

A year-end message from OSBCU President Joe Tigani to our 57,000 education workers across Ontario. 💜✊ 🎥https://youtu.be/PY4RrVh_czQ #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow

5 education unions. 250,000 workers. All at the bargaining table at the same time. OSBCU President Joe Tigani joined @PressProgress to break down what's at stake — and why Ontario's education workers are saying enough is enough. 🎙️ https://ow.ly/WACk50Zhy9Q 💜✊ #OntEdUnited

Skip the shipping fees and gear up for bargaining. Order your OSBCU merch online and pick it up at our August Leadership Conference. Show up ready, visible, and united. Shop here: https://union-store.com/osbcu/

Members and students at the London District Catholic School Board took to the streets to protest proposed cuts to 19 support positions. CTV coverage: https://ow.ly/auOf50ZgHJ3 The London Free Press is now reporting that all 8 trustees voted down the budget! https://ow.ly/kGgA50ZgHJ8

OSBCU was at the bargaining table with the Crown & CEA today! Check your inboxes for a new OSBCU bargaining update. If you’re not receiving our updates yet, you can register here: https://ow.ly/UjWv50Zgy1G Or catch up updates anytime on our website: https://osbcu.ca/2026-bargaining-updates/

Stronger together! ✊ Yesterday, the OSBCU bargaining team was pleased to meet with OPSEU/SEFPO Local 330 President Kelly Martin and her bargaining team of education workers.

Happy Father’s Day! Today we celebrate the dads, grandfathers, and caregivers, who show up every day to make our schools safer, friendlier, and stronger learning environments. Your care, your work, and your commitment to students make a real difference. 💜

We couldn't have said it better. Now's the time to stand up!! Wear purple tomorrow and make your stance visible. https://www.instagram.com/p/DZH_4P3lYA7/?igsh=ZmJ5M25yNDAxZmk5

📣 Siblings in the Ottawa area, we need you tonight! L5335 is rallying to defend publicly funded education! Show your support and stand with the people who keep our schools running! 🗓 Today ⏰ 5:00–7:30 PM 📍 2445 Saint‑Laurent Blvd, Ottawa — CEPEO HQ

The first week of central bargaining is underway. Education union leaders are standing together to support students, education workers, and publicly funded education! Together, we're #OntEdUnited.

Education workers are fighting cuts, showing up, speaking out and standing together. 🟣✊ CUPE 1734 are standing up to layoffs, reduced hours and cuts to student supports. Join the rally June 16, 6:30–8 p.m., Aurora Education Centre, 60 Wellington St W, Aurora. #FundOurSchools

When CUPE Local 5335 takes action, all of OSBCU stands together. 🟣✊ CEPEO's restructuring means job losses for education workers, service cuts for students and serious impacts on families. Join the rally June 16, 5–7:30 p.m., at 2445 St-Laurent Blvd., Ottawa.

📢 Join our final webinar! On May 13, the Ministry of Education announced Core Education Funding gaps that impact bargaining and school supports. ➡️ Register now: https://osbcu-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6dS0yWcWQrywXgmh8jKpKg

All hands on deck, we need you to join CUPE 3155's PHONE ZAP!! We’re pushing to reinstate the International Languages Program, and we need maximum participation. 📅 Monday, June 15 🕖 7–8 PM 🔗 Register here (required): https://ow.ly/anvq50ZaBK2 Let’s flood the lines!

Education workers spent the weekend going door‑to‑door, talking with families about the crisis caused by chronic underfunding and new job cuts hitting students. CUPE 1734 has been out in York Region sharing what these cuts mean: https://ow.ly/kSYF50Z94uB Ask your neighbours to show their support!

Today OSBCU members painted the province purple! 💜 Across Ontario, nearly 40 locals organized community outreach and canvassing events! #PaintTheProvincePurple #OntEdUnited #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow

Local 5100’s rally sent a message loud and clear: these cuts are unacceptable. Students, families, and frontline workers deserve better. We’re demanding real investment in public education. A better tomorrow starts with better schools today. https://ow.ly/xs0W50Z86OV

Are you ready for June 6?! Now’s the time!! Register for an event, download your resources, and get everything you need to paint the province purple TOMORROW!! https://ow.ly/impx50Z8042

This next phase will shape the future of our jobs, our schools, and the services students rely on. Stay informed. Stay engaged. Join our last regularly scheduled webinar on June 15 at 11 AM or 6 PM. 🔗 Register today and bring a coworker. https://ow.ly/MQec50Z7LAs

Today, OSBCU Equity Representative Jehan Bisnauth stood with Policing-Free Schools outside Queen’s Park, calling for the repeal of Bill 33 and to keep police out of Ontario schools. #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OntEdUnited #PoliceFreeSchools #FundOurSchools #ViolenceFreeSchools

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is moving ahead with cutting 15 morning supervisor positions — right in the middle of an ongoing staffing crisis. Read more here: https://ow.ly/io2l50Z7FhA #FundOurSchools #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #PublicEducationMatters #onpoli #ontedunited

💜✊ This is what solidarity looks like. CUPE 5100, ETFO, OECTA, OSSTF, healthcare workers and community supporters came together in Brantford for the Together for a Better Tomorrow Community Rally. The Power of Purple is growing. 💜 #OSBCU #CUPE5100 #PowerOfPurple #OnLab #OntEd

Need more reasons to join us June 6? Watch the CUPE Ontario video starring YOU—education workers powering the unstoppable Purple movement! Energy is real. https://ow.ly/NpgS50Z7joQ #OntEdUnited #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow

June 6 — we’re painting Ontario purple. Join an event, grab your resources at https://osbcu.ca/2026/06/01/paint-the-province-purple-on-june-6th/, and check in with your Rep for window and lawn signs. Let’s show up strong. #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OntEdUnited

Today, OSBCU President Joe Tigani joined the leaders of OECTA, OSSTF, AEFO, and ETFO to announce the filing of Notices to Bargain. #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OntEdUnited

🚨 NOTICE TO BARGAIN FILED 🚨 The OSBCU has officially filed notice to bargain. We're joining Ontario's education unions in a united fight for better staffing, stronger supports, safer schools, and the funding students and education workers deserve. https://ow.ly/iSP450Z7311 https://ow.ly/5HJO50Z7312

✊ The power is rising. It begins. 💜 #Bargaining2026 #OntEd #OSBCU #BetterSchoolBetterTomorrow

Education workers are advocating for your children. And we’ll keep doing the work — day and night. #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OSBCU #CUPE

⏰ Don’t miss out! Register now for the final session of our webinar series. Stay informed, stay engaged, and stay inside the fight for strong, well‑funded public education. 🔗 https://ow.ly/VgBy50Z6BFW

A Toronto parent has launched a petition about the TDSB's plan to eliminate specialized accessible transportation for students with developmental disabilities. For many students, this is how they access required programming. Transportation is access to education. Sign: https://ow.ly/8LQg50Z6A2i

Don’t wait — June 6 is coming fast. Make sure you’re registered and fully prepped for the day. All the resources you need are right here: https://ow.ly/CLuZ50Z6jzK Let’s show up informed, organized, and ready. #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OnPoli #OntEdUnited

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Pride Month. OSBCU's 57,000 education workers stand with 2SLGBTQIA+ students, workers, families, and communities — in every school, every workplace, every community across Ontario. Every student belongs. Every worker deserves dignity. No exceptions. #PrideMonth #OntEd #OSBCU #2SLGBTQIA

💜Ontario Day reminds us what makes this province strong — the people. From big cities to small towns, Ontarians bring creativity, resilience, and community spirit to everything we do. Education workers see that strength every day in our schools.

June 1 is Injured Workers Day — a reminder that too many education workers are being injured on the job due to violence, understaffing, and chronic underfunding. These injuries are preventable. Workers deserve safety, respect, and a WSIB system that doesn’t deny or delay support.

Solidarity is not just a word — it is showing up. ✊ 57,000 education workers stand with OPSEU/SEFPO members — fighting for fair wages and an end to chronic underfunding. 💜 Find a picket line: worthfightingfor.ca/picket-finder #WorthFightingFor #OPSEU #OSBCU #OnLab #CUPE #CUPEONTARIO #OFL

CUPE Local 3155 members run a 50-year program serving 19,000 TCDSB students. It is being cut with virtually no notice. Sign the petition 👇 https://www.change.org/p/keep-your-word-doug-reinstate-international-languages-at-tcdsb #KeepYourWordDoug #OSBCU #OnEd