DCDSB Announces New Agreements with CUPE Local 218

Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) is pleased to announce that it has ratified collective agreements with four bargaining units represented by CUPE Local 218. These units represent the board’s Educational Assistants, Facilities Services (Custodial/Maintenance), Language Instructors for Newcomers to Canada/English as a Second Language Instructors (LINC/ESL), and Secretarial/Clerical/Technical staff.

“The DCDSB values our dedicated employees who are represented by CUPE Local 218, and who are important members of our Catholic learning community,” said Monique Forster, Chair of the DCDSB Board of Trustees. “I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the union representatives and board staff for their mutual efforts to establish renewed collective agreements. These new agreements represent our shared commitment to nurturing an environment conducive to excellence in education, where we listen, learn, and live in faith together.”

The DCDSB remains committed to working closely with all partners to provide outstanding Catholic education to approximately 22,000 elementary and secondary students in Durham Region, in addition to thousands of adult and continuing education learners.