Ontario’s two largest teachers’ unions will be in legal strike position later this month

“While ETFO is now in a legal position to take strike action in 17 days, we will continue to focus on contract talks in an attempt to arrive at a deal that improves student learning conditions and educator working conditions," ETFO president Sam Hammond said in a statement on Friday.

“I want to make sure the parties know that in good faith I want to continue to work with them, my negotiators with theirs, so that we can keep kids in class,” Mr. Lecce told reporters at an event in Vaughan, north of Toronto. Mr. Lecce recently softened the government’s stand on increasing class sizes in high schools to an average of 25 instead of the previous goal of 28 over four years. That’s still an increase over the current average of 22.5. But Mr. Bischof said the offer came with a condition to eliminate all local class-size caps, including those for some special-needs classes and workplace courses, at all school boards.

After years of generous raises and outright bribes from the Wynne Liberals, teachers are going nuclear when being asked to accept modest restraint. And claiming it is all for the children 😂

teachers in Ontario are obviously paid too much, have too little work to do, and think too highly of themselves. 21st century. teachers are dispensable. ONeducation needs to check the Education Degrees in Ontario. What have they learned? Obviously not right. OntEd

They should give teachers another month off that'll settle things

Goodbye to the rotten teachers

Whoopy Do..... nothing new there then!

Highly predictable due to Ford and Lecce: 1.Unilaterally raising class av. from 22 to 28, months before even getting to the table. 2.Saying 'dropping half-way' to 25 as a twisted sop. 3.Legislating a 1% ceiling. 4.Trying to fool parents with these false public negotiations.

Great job Minister let them hit the streets, they have no support!

Can we fire them all and start again

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