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Students walk out of class to support janitors

  • October 22, 2015 at 10:30 am
Students at Centennial Secondary School walked out of class Wednesday afternoon.

Students at Centennial Secondary School walked out of class Wednesday afternoon. Photo by James Gaughan, QNet News.

By James Gaughan 

BELLEVILLE–Students at a number of high schools across the Quinte region walked out of class this week to support their janitors.

Custodial staff at the high schools don’t have a contract and have stopped doing things such as cleaning hallways and emptying garbage as part of a work-to-rule campaign. As a result, students say schools are filthy.

The custodial staff are part of CUPE – the Canadian Union of Public Employees – and have been working without a contract since Aug. 2014.

Bayside Secondary, Moira Secondary and Centennial Secondary have all staged protests this week. Hear what students had to say:

http://www.qnetnews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Students-protest.mp3

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