✨ What a final day at Convention! Powerful voices united for education workers and communities. 💜 #OSBCU #CUPE #StrongerTogether #PublicEducation #UnionProud #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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Solidarity in Action: OSBCU members, with David Mastin of Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, showing that united education workers are unstoppable. #OSBCU #ETFO #Solidarity #StrongerTogether #PublicEducation #betterschoolsbettertomorrow
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💜Solidarity in Action❤️ Our delegation, with David Mastin of Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, shows united education workers are unstoppable. #OSBCU #ETFO #Solidarity #StrongerTogether #PublicEducation #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
Together, we keep building the movement. Together, we win.
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💜 Education Workers Are Ready — Let's Bargain Early 💜 Students deserve stability, families need support, and workers want fair contracts. We're ready; government should be too. #OSBCU #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OnLabour #OntEd #StrongerTogether #CanLab
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The Ford government gave $750 for supplies, but Ontario's schools face understaffing, violence, and underfunding. #OSBCU #OntEd #onpoli
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Purple isn't just a colour—it's how we connect. Wear purple every Wednesday and show your pride! #EducationWorkerWednesday #CUPE #PowerOfPurple #OSBCU #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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Standing Up. Speaking Out. Supporting Every Student. 💗 Today, OSBCU members wear pink to show that every student deserves to feel safe and valued. Your leadership makes a difference! #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #CUPE #OSBCU
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💗 REMINDER: Wear PINK Tomorrow for #PinkShirtDay! Stand up against bullying and spread kindness. #KindnessInAction #EndBullying #EducationWorkers #OSBCU #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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"It’s not uncommon for me to be called names, have things thrown at me, or clear out a room.”
Education Assistant Maegan Lopresti shares the reality of rising violence and burnout in Ontario classrooms.
🎥 Watch Episode 17: https://youtu.be/t4lFwbfTRjo
#OSBCU #CUPE #PublicEducation
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Every Wednesday, show your purple pride—shoelaces, toque, or lanyard—to unite education workers loud and clear. 💜✊ #OSBCU #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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A huge thank-you to Local 4222 and all locals for showing strong purple solidarity every Education Worker Wednesday! #EducationWorkers #Solidarity #OSBCU #CUPE #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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This fight affects us all. Let’s get informed and ready to win! 💜✊ Join our members’ webinar next Thursday to discuss protecting our benefits and the strike pledge. 👉 Register now: https://ow.ly/ifKk50YaqYH #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OSBCU #CUPE
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Managing behaviour takes up most of the day. EAs, like Roger, face rising needs like ADHD, autism, and mental health challenges. 🎥Watch the latest episode of our education worker series: https://youtu.be/aQVUotfZ5ds
#BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OSBCU #CUPE #OntarioEducation
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🌞 Happy Groundhog Day! 🌨️ Will we see six more weeks of winter or is spring near? What are you looking forward to this spring? Share below! 👇 #GroundhogDay #SpringIsComing #OSBCU #CUPE #EducationWorkers #OntarioSchools #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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Black History Month 2026: Honoring the legacy of Black communities in Canada. Let's uplift voices and celebrate Black excellence every day! #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM2026 #BlackExcellence #StrongerTogether #Canada #CUPE #OSBCU #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #PowerOfPurple
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“About 1,600 people are unqualified in our system… you can come work for a day as an EA or ECE.”
Cynthia Steeves, CUPE 2357 President, reveals the alarming reality behind school staffing shortages — and why parents need to know what’s happening.
Ep. 14: https://ow.ly/lJM950Y6zku
#OSBCU #CUPE
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💜 Solidarity Spotlight: Local 1022! 💜 Incredible showing from 1022. Your heart, pride, and purpose inspire us all. Thank you for standing strong together! Amazing work, 1022—keep that purple energy going! #EducationWorkerWednesdays #OSBCU #CUPE #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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Education workers deserve better! Their safety and dignity are non-negotiable. Read the Brantford Expositor’s must-read piece on the urgent need for staffing and resources. #OSBCU #CUPE #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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Minister Calandra’s trip to England raises serious concerns. At a time of chronic underfunding in Ontario’s publicly funded schools, public dollars should be spent supporting students and education workers here at home—not on international travel.
#OSBCU #CUPE #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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Great to connect with education union leaders from across Ontario. Solidarity and shared purpose as we continue advocating for strong public education and education workers.
Thanks to AEFO for hosting.
#Solidarity #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OSBCU #ETFO #OECTA #OSSTF #AEFO
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Today is UNESCO’s International Day of Education! Every child deserves a safe, well-funded school. Protect, strengthen, and celebrate public education! #InternationalDayOfEducation #ProtectPublicEducation #OSBCU #CUPE #PowerOfPurple #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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“We’re each monitoring about 60 to 70 students… it is systemic that they haven’t got their needs met elsewhere or in the school due to understaffing.”
Ben Fraraccio shares the reality of student supervision in Ontario schools.
🎥 Watch Ep. 13: https://ow.ly/rVgU50Y1LtJ
#OSBCU #CUPE
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First Nations kids are being failed.
Federal funding for Jordan’s Principle education supports was slashed from $122M → $1.2M. Approval rates dropped 94% → 28%.
This is not reconciliation.
This is harm.
#JordanPrinciple #cdnpoli #OSBCU
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🌟✨ Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Let’s honour his dream of equality and justice. Share love, spread kindness, and lift each other up! 🕊️❤️ #MLKDay #OSBCU #EducationForAll #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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“We are very overworked and stressed out… a lot of people just want to leave the field.”
Theresa Barone, Registered Early Childhood Educator, shares the reality inside Ontario’s kindergarten programs.
🎥 Watch Ep. 12 of our interview series: https://youtu.be/u1ckQKwbc5k
#OSBCU #CUPE
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🎉 Meet Our New Member Organizers! They’ve trained and are ready to support locals across the province. 💜 Welcome to the team! #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow #OSBCU #CUPE #PowerOfPurple
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"Without having these supports in our schools to help kids communicate, the behaviours escalate.”
Vicki Keen, Communicative Disorders Assistant, shares the impact of cuts to speech and language services.
Watch Ep. 11 of our interview series: https://youtu.be/MAckwOP4NDo
#OSBCU #CUPE
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💜POWER OF PURPLE WEDNESDAYS ARE BACK! 💜 Every Wednesday in 2026, Ontario's education workers unite in purple for solidarity. Let’s flood our schools and timelines! 💜 #PowerOfPurple #OSBCU #EducationWorkersRise #CUPE
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2026 is Ours! ✨ As we enter 2026, we stand united for fair wages, respect, and to protect public education. 💜 Together, we are unstoppable. 💜 Together, we create change. 💜 Together, we win. #OSBCU #CUPE #BetterSchoolsBetterTomorrow
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"These are human beings… and at the end of the day, we take this home with us too.”
Developmental Support Worker Christina Bacci shares the emotional toll of violence and understaffing in Ontario schools.
🎥 Watch Episode 10: https://youtu.be/8AGTOkyHMY8
#OSBCU #CUPE
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