Ontario’s English Catholic teachers are heading back to the bargaining table today, but are also planning more strikes if they can’t reach a deal.
Negotiations between the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association and the government broke down in January, and a mediator has now called the parties back to the table.
But OECTA president Liz Stuart said if no deal is reached, they will stage rotating strikes next week that target each board one day–affecting the Simcoe Muskoka Catholic School Board next Thursday.
OECTA and other teachers’ unions are upset about the government increasing class sizes and instituting mandatory e-learning requirements for graduation.
All four major teachers’ unions have been staging strikes as contract talks with the province have made little progress, and the teachers are all planning a joint, provincewide strike on Friday.
