The Elementary Teachers Federation is increasing its strike action this week, after talks broke down with the province.
Contract talks had resumed last week for the first time in over a month, but fell apart on Friday night.
The strike will affect all elementary schools in 7 school boards today including: Trillium Lakelands and the Bluewater districts, while the Simcoe County District School Board will be affected on Wednesday and then there will be a full province-wide walk out on Thursday.
Premier Doug Ford has dismissed the widespread walkouts as a matter of union bosses forcing their beleaguered members to march against their will.
Tomorrow, English Catholic Teachers across the province are also going on strike for the day.
Here are the scheduled strikes affecting elementary schools this week:
- February 3: One-day strikes in Bluewater, Grand Erie, Halton, Ontario North East, Renfrew County, Superior Greenstone and Trillium Lakelands school boards.
- February 4: One-day strikes in Avon Maitland, Durham, Durham Catholic, Hastings-Prince Edward, Lambton Kent, Peel, Rainbow, Thames Valley and Upper Grand school boards and Campbell Children’s School Authority.
- February 5: One-day strikes in Kawartha Pine Ridge, Keewatin-Patricia, Lakehead, Near North, Ottawa-Carleton, Penetanguishene Protestant Separate, Rainy River, Simcoe County and Upper Canada school boards and Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre.
- February 6: One-day strike of all 83,000 ETFO members.
- February 7: One-day strikes in Algoma, Greater Essex County, Hamilton-Wentworth, Limestone, Niagara, Toronto, Toronto Catholic, Waterloo and York Region school boards as well as Bloorview, John McGivney Children’s Centre, KidsAbility,Moosonee, Moose Factory and Niagara Peninsula Children’s Centre school authorities.
