Educational assistant Thomas Orchard, right, was among dozens of support workers who rallied to call attention to the stagnant wages in his school division on Thursday.

Louis Riel educational assistants in Winnipeg fed up with stalled contract talks

by Local Journalism Initiative March 16, 2026

written by Local Journalism Initiative March 16, 2026

By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press Fuelled by frustration and hot cocoa, more than 250 school support staff set up a picket line in the snow on Thursday to protest their stagnant wages. Educational assistants in the Louis Riel School Division have been without a contract for nearly three year...

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Louis Riel educational assistants in Winnipeg fed up with stalled contract talks

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