'We have reached a tipping point': Ontario high school, elementary teachers to hold strike votes

In response, she said, the government has “refused to meaningfully engage” and has put forward proposals that are tantamount to cuts to salaries, benefits and working conditions.“ETFO’s patience has run out. Our members’ patience has run out. We now need to pressure this government to come to the table and start to bargain with us seriously.”

“It is well past time for this government to come to the table willing to conclude a deal to ensure students in Ontario can learn and grow in a world-renowned public education system,” the union wrote in a memo. “Threatening another strike and creating anxiety for parents and students just weeks before the start of the school year is unnecessary and unfair,” he wrote in a statement.

“We are therefore constantly evaluating all possible options to move negotiations forward more quickly. AEFO members and our school communities deserve no less.” The Ministry of Education has said the new instructions were developed with feedback from all unions and the education sector.

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