What parents should know about a possible Ontario teacher strike
Even before the first month of class is over, schools across Ontario are bracing for labour disruption. On Monday, Sept. 30, support workers in all public schools will launch a work-to-rule campaign over job cuts, with janitors refusing certain tasks such as sweeping hallways and secretaries no longer placing those early-morning calls forWhile the union will return to the bargaining table over the weekend, if that doesn’t bring a deal, the work-to-rule will start.
But that’s not the only labour brush fire underway right now in Ontario schools. The high school teachers’ union just took the unusual step of publicizing its contract demands, which include reversing the government’s moves to larger classes and forcing teens to take four of their high school courses online.
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