Ontario public high school teachers to strike in select boards

Ontario public high school teachers to strike in select boards

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OSSTF president Harvey Bischof is interviewed after Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce spoke to the media at Queens Park in Toronto, Ont. on Tuesday December 10, 2019.Stan Behal / Toronto Sun
High school teachers in more than a dozen boards across the province are set to strike Wednesday, as all of the major teachers’ unions ramp up pressure on the government amid contentious contract talks.
Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation members will stage a one-day strike at boards including the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, Upper Grand District School Board, Durham District School Board and several across the north.
It also includes the Provincial Schools Authority, which is responsible for five provincial and demonstration schools for students with disabilities.
Union president Harvey Bischof says he’ll call off the job action if the government takes class size increases off the table.
“It’s time for the Ford government to come to the table with meaningful responses to our proposals so that we can work toward a deal that protects the quality of education in Ontario,” Bischof said in a statement.
The strike will be the latest in a series of rotating strikes by the OSSTF and will be one of several job actions by teachers next week.

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