Parents in Ontario were bracing Thursday for the possibility of a strike by education workers that would close schools to in-person learning next week.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees gave a five-day strike notice on Wednesday after bargaining with the province broke down, and workers are set to walk off en masse on Monday if a deal isn’t reached.
It would be the second time the 55,000 workers go off the job this month, and the Ministry of Education has instructed school boards to enable a “speedy transition to remote learning” if they determine they can’t safely keep schools open.