‘IT’S CONCERNING’: ONTARIO TEACHERS’ STRIKE WORRIES MOUNT AMID SLOW PACE OF TALKS

Talks with Ontario’s teacher unions continue at a slow pace with no deals in sight, say union leaders — and the lack of progress has some government sources worried a strike could happen this fall.

But Barb Dobrowolski, president of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association, said there is no appetite for a strike among her 45,000 members “though they are frustrated with the pace … They would like to see some progress being made.”

She said “we’re trying to maintain a good relationship at the table, but at times that’s been difficult — where we feel like we’re making a lot of effort that we don’t see coming from the other side … progress has been exceedingly slow.”

Dobrowolski also said it’s premature to talk of job action.