to obtain a strike mandate in their negotiations. The group said teachers have been without an agreement for almost a year and that their “patience has run out.”
“With respect to the offer, we've been negotiating. We've had over 170 meetings with our education unions,” Lecce said. But speaking with CP24, ETFO President Karen Brown said most of the meetings Lecce mentioned were not with ETFO. “As far as teachers being the highest paid in the Ontario, it's in comparison to other provinces. It's very expensive to live here,” Brown said. “We know that the cost of living and so our compensation needs to keep on track with that.”
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