The union representing teachers in the French system announced Tuesday it has agreed to return to the table Wednesday for one day of talks ahead of its first provincewide strike set for Thursday.



Before this, the bank unions held a two-day strike from January …

Teachers also have refused to add comments on report cards, or conduct the province’s standardized tests.St. February 26, 2020 — Letter to Parents/Guardians: REMINDER: 1-Day Strike on February 28, 2020 Dear Parents and Guardians, This is a reminder that OSSTF has announced that DDSB staff members represented by OSSTF will participate in a one-day, full withdrawal of services on Friday, February 28, 2020 unless notified otherwise. Ontario elementary teachers are holding off rotating strikes for two weeks.The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) hasBREAKING: ETFO takes preventative measures to limit the spread of COVID-19, including suspending full withdrawal of services rotating strike action scheduled to begin March 23.



Teenagers walked out of school over larger classes and fewer course options. It’s a good idea to speak to your daycare’s supervisor as soon as possible to get their insights on how things might play out.Doug Ford’s government has made cuts to education in its bid to shrink the deficit and many people aren’t happy.

This is the third strike call given by the bank employee associations in 2020 so far. VIDEO

Hammond has said compensation did not come up during the most recent round of contract talks. Talks and negotiations between teachers and the government began in August, with very little progression, and job action has already begun, with many teachers currently in a work-to-rule situation, others in walkouts.If your baby or toddler’s daycare is located in a school and there’s a strike, you may be wondering if it will close.
Admittedly, the timing can be unnerving.The last big province-wide strike lasted two weeks. Unions also can target a handful of school boards with strikes, as the high school teachers’ union did in 2015 in Peel, Durham and Sudbury, cancelling classes for some 70,000 teens for almost a month. It means workers fulfill their contractual obligations to their employer.This has been a popular tactic in recent years, to devastating effect.

Education Minister Stephen Lecce has said compensation is the main issue in the labour dispute, and teachers are calling for higher wages at the expense of their students.



The two sides haven't returned to the bargaining table since then, and there are no new talks scheduled with ETFO or the high school or Catholic teachers' unions. UPDATE (Jan. 27, 2020): The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario has announced a one-day province-wide strike on Thursday, February 6 if agreements are not reached by the end of the month.

Answer: It depends on several factors, but there’s a good chance it will stay open. TRAFFIC School boards are reeling from cuts to government grants that have led them to give out pink slips to staff from teachers to custodians.But it’s also important to understand that school labour negotiations come around every three years, and with them, talk of strikes and work-to-rule.



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Address: 1380/1382 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3J1 Ages 6 to 13 ETFO president Sam Hammond has said his union was close to a deal with the government after those recent bargaining sessions, but the province's negotiators suddenly tabled new proposals at the 11th hour that the union couldn't accept.






Hammond said that isn't happening at the bargaining table, but Lecce said the government "has continued to signal reasonableness" on those issues.

The teachers' unions and several others are fighting the law in court, arguing it infringes on collective bargaining rights.



This will be the third bank strike in this year already, the first organised on January 8.



TORONTO, ON – February 21, 2020 — On Friday, February 28, education workers and teachers represented by the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF/FEESO) in certain school boards (see attached fact sheet) will take part in another one-day, full withdrawal of services in selected locations across Ontario.. OSSTF/FEESO members in other school boards …