Negotiations between the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the provincial government are ongoing.
ETFO members representing teachers have been meeting with the province over the week of November 6, with another day of negotiations planned for this week.
Mario Spagnuolo, local President of the Greater Essex ETFO, says that provincial executives have met with local ETFO presidents across Ontario for discussions on next steps, strategies, as well as priorities in negotiations.
He says that ETFO still doesn’t believe that binding arbitration is in their best interest, and on October 18 teacher and occasional teacher members voted 95 per cent in favour of strike action.