06/25/2026
Members and students at the London District Catholic School Board took to the streets to protest proposed cuts to 19 elementary school librarians and other support staff positions.
CTV covered the rally: https://ow.ly/cY7O50ZgHJ4
The London Free Press is now reporting that all eight trustees voted down the budget — citing the librarian cuts as the reason:
https://ow.ly/OFF350ZgHJ5
The administration put forward the cuts. The trustees were expected to approve them.
Members showed up anyway — and every single trustee blinked.
That’s the lesson.
The first answer is not always the final answer.
When members organize, show up, and make noise, it matters. Our voice doesn’t have to stop at the bargaining table.