If contract talks with the provincial government continue to stall, Ontario’s high school teachers are ready to strike. The union, which represents over 600,000 teachers, occasional teachers, and educational workers, released their results of a strike vote yesterday (Monday).
92% of education workers voted in favour of a strike, while teachers were 95.5% in favour of a strike.
O-S-S-T-F president Harvey Bischof says teachers are frustrated at the pace of contract talks with the province — with the union yet to receive one meaningful response to its proposals on key issues including class sizes and mandated e-learning courses.
Although the OSSTF now has a clear strike mandate from its members the union has not yet announced that it will be taking job action.
