ETFO receives “no board report”; sets stage for May 10 strike
Posted Apr 24, 2015 06:10:15 PM.
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Ontario’s elementary school teachers could be on strike as of May 10.
Negotiations between the Elementary School Teachers’ Federation and the province broke down and the union asked for a “no board report,” which puts them in a legal strike position in 17 days.
The union says the Liberal government’s demands would “strip ETFO members’ collective agreements, erode their working conditions and reduce teachers’ ability to use their professional judgment.”
The union says this doesn’t mean negotiations have ended, and it is open to meaningful bargaining.
This is the first round of negotiations since the Liberals brought in a new bargaining system, with both local and provincial talks, monetary issues are being handled centrally.
Local talks are not going well with high school teachers at several boards, with one on strike, another set to go out Monday and a third with a May 4 strike date.
