With the late-October deadline passing for Ontario’s public school teachers and the provincial government to reach a negotiated settlement, the two sides are now heading to arbitration. In August, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF)...

Public elementary education workers have approved a new contract including salary increases, job security and a Supports for Student Fund, but it’s only a piece of the crisis puzzle occurring in Ontario schools. “We had...

Education worker members of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) voted 80 per cent in favour of accepting the 2022-2026 Education Worker Central Agreement reached with the Council of Trustees’ Associations and the Ontario...

Ontario public elementary teachers have voted 95 per cent in favour of a strike mandate on Wednesday. The Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario (ETFO) represents about 80,000 public elementary teachers and occasional teachers and says the...

Ontario’s elementary teachers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of going on strike if no deal is reached with the provincial government. Some 95 per cent of members who voted over the past month approved of...

The union representing the province’s public English elementary school teachers has announced that its members have voted 95 per cent in favour of a strike mandate as negotiations continue. “This strong strike mandate sends a...

Today, the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) announced that its teacher and occasional teacher members voted 95 per cent in favour of central strike action. “This strong strike mandate sends a very clear message...

Ontario’s Education Minister is still hopeful the public elementary teachers’ union will agree to halt strike action and use binding arbitration in their contract talks. ETFO is wrapping up a strike vote next week. Teachers...

When Alexandra Sorin buys school supplies for her students, a decent chunk of the fee comes out of her pocket. “I definitely spend $1,000 to $1,500 dollars every year,” the Grade 3 public school teacher from...

Violence is on the rise at schools across Ontario and the country — and now the union representing affected teachers is aiming to ring the alarm bell with the Ministry of Education. On Wednesday, in...