Ontario Teacher Strikes

• Ontario elementary teachers say they will step up job action if no deal made

  The president of the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario said Monday that if contract deals aren't reached by March 6, they will begin a new phase of strikes effective Monday, March 9.

  Education

  Feb 24, 2020
  
• Entire Ontario public school system closed, millions out of class Friday as teachers strike

  "This is a demonstration of unity. It's a demonstration that we're not divided from our members or from the public in this province," OSSTF president Harvey Bischof said.

  Education

  Feb 21, 2020
  
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• Ontario teachers’ strikes: Programs and camps available for kids on Feb. 21 in Simcoe County

  On Friday, Ontario's four teachers' unions are planning a province-wide strike which will result in a complete shutdown of public schools for the day.

  Education

  Feb 19, 2020
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• Elementary teachers hold Ontario-wide strike amid stalled contract talks

  All of Ontario's public elementary teachers are on strike today, as their union escalates job action amid stalled contract talks.

  Education

  Feb 6, 2020
• Ontario elementary teachers resume strike action Monday after contract talks fail

  ETFO members will now be walking out at each board twice a week, instead of once in a two-week period, including a provincewide strike on Thursday.

  Education

  Feb 3, 2020
• ‘We’re losing our patience’: Doug Ford slams teachers’ unions ahead of week filled with job action

  "They have to get back in the classroom, bottom line ... These unions are holding the people hostage — and the kids. It's unfair," Premier Doug Ford said.

  Education

  Feb 2, 2020
• Ontario elementary teachers, province resume bargaining after 6-week hiatus

  A government-appointed mediator has called the two sides back to the table as elementary teachers are in the middle of rotating strikes and are planning to escalate them next week.

  Education

  Jan 29, 2020
• Elementary teachers to hold Ontario-wide walkouts once a week if contract talks do not resume: ETFO

  The Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario has announced it will begin once-a-week provincewide walkouts beginning Feb. 6 if contract talks with the government do not resume.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2020
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• Ontario teachers’ strikes: A timeline of key events and actions taken

  Work-to-rule, rotating strikes, and province-wide walkouts were courses of action taken by the unions.

  Education

  Jan 21, 2020