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Custodial Workers to Rally Today at Noon
Custodial Workers to Rally Today at Noon
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CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Custodial workers at Calgary public schools will rally today at lunch in support of their demands for a wage increase.
The custodial workers, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 40, have not had a cost-of-living wage increase in over eight years.
Date: Wednesday November 1, 2023
Time: 12:00 PM (NOON)
Location: Henry Wise Wood High School, 910 75 Ave SW
LA/sz/COPE 491
Contacts
Clay Gordon, President CUPE 40
403.650.0795
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