Kids are returning to school this fall amid some uncertainty as teachers continue to negotiate for new contracts. None of the four unions representing teachers and some education workers in Ontario have reached a consensus...
Ontario’s elementary teachers’ union is applying for conciliation and holding strike votes as negotiations with the government to reach a new contract have stalled. In a news conference in Toronto on Monday, Karen Brown, president...
Education Minister Stephen Lecce is trying to “bully” teacher unions into setting contracts through binding arbitration to avert strikes, says the head of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario. Pushing back against Lecce’s plan — which the union...
In hopes of avoiding strikes this fall, Education Minister Stephen Lecce is increasing the pressure on other teacher unions to join a pact that would see contract talks continue until Oct. 27 and send outstanding issues...
