Newswire

Good afternoon, St. Mary’s community –

We hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather and the extra hour today!

At this time, we do not have further details about the status of the CUPE job action and the learning format for tomorrow (Monday, Nov. 7th). We are hopeful to hear more details in the coming hours.

As we are notified, we will share with all of you. The WCDSB will also communicate through the board NewsWire. You can also check the WCDSB website at: https://www.wcdsb.ca/about-us/labour-updates/ for continued updates.

Should you wish to sign up for the school and/or board NewsWire, please see links below:

• St. Mary’s High School Newswire: https://stmary.wcdsb.ca/newswire-subscribe/
• WCDSB Newswire: https://www.wcdsb.ca/newswire/

Thanks and take care,

St. Mary’s High School

Dear Parents & Guardians:

As reported in several media outlets, CUPE has indicated that they will be withdrawing services to school boards in Ontario on Friday, November 4, 2022.

CUPE represents education workers at the Waterloo Catholic District School Board that include school administrative assistants, educational assistants, early childhood educators, library technicians, child and youth care workers, lunch hour supervisors and some central office staff. There are approximately 1200 full/part-time CUPE workers in our schools.

Our education workers provide support for safety through supervision duties and safe arrival protocols. Many CUPE members have specialized training to make sure our schools are safe and fully accessible to students with exceptional needs.

In the event of a full withdrawal of services by CUPE, our schools will migrate to remote learning. Devices are being deployed today and tomorrow so students can access learning on Friday.

Students will be able to login to their respective learning management system. Friday,