Ontario K-12 Education Negotiations

Information and Views on Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation Proposal for Binding Interest Arbitration Discussion has begun on the agreement between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) provincial executive, endorsed by a majority of the district presidents and chief negotiators, and the Ford government in Ontario to resolve the government-imposed impasse in bargaining through …

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How Teachers Won the Right to Strike – Dr. Chantal Mancini The following history of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation’s (OSSTF) fight for the right to strike is provided by Dr. Chantal Mancini, Former President of OSSTF Hamilton Teachers’ Bargaining Unit. It was posted on Twitter in the context of the current discussion over …

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Message to Members from Secondary School Teachers’ Toronto Bargaining Unit On September 7, prior to the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) provincial town hall meeting on the idea of giving up the right to strike in this round of negotiations and going to voluntary binding interest arbitration, the executive of OSSTF District 12 representing …

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Ontario Teachers’ and Education Workers’ Unions to Hold Strike Votes All teachers in the K-12 publicly funded education system in Ontario and many education workers have been without a new contract since August 31, 2022 when their previous contract expired. The previous contract was negotiated under the conditions of the Ford government’s unconstitutional wage-suppressing legislation, …

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A Way Forward Can Be Found by Refusing to Submit to Dictate and Addressing Conditions in Schools – Empower Yourself Now – The education workers of CUPE-Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU) broke new ground for the entire labour movement in November 2022, when they defied the Ford government’s attempt to impose a contract …

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Eastern Ontario Educational Transportation Planners Speak About what they are Fighting For On April 3, the seven employees who work for Tri-Board Student Transportation Services, members of CUPE Local 1479 will strike if a wage increase acceptable to them cannot be obtained through negotiations. The union has been in negotiations for a new contract since …

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Ontario Government Appeals Court Ruling Striking Down Bill 124 On December 29, the Ontario government formally filed its appeal of Ontario Superior Court Justice Markus Koehnen’s ruling that made Bill 124 null and void. The government asserts in its filing that the judge erred in ruling that Bill 124 infringes on the applicants’ rights to …

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Going Beyond the Limits Imposed by Labour Relations – Enver Villamizar – A serious issue facing Ontario teachers and education workers in the ongoing negotiations in K-12 education is how the Ford government is concentrating police powers in its hands. It demands that what it calls negotiations take place within the confines of labour relations …

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Pay and Benefits Are Investments in Education, Not Costs – Laura Chesnik – It has been amply revealed in the case of both health care and education workers, if pay and benefits do not keep up with increasing cost of living and stressful working conditions, it directly affects staffing levels and the quality of care …

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Important Matters in Ontario Education Negotiations – Mira Katz – There are many important matters which require the attention of the public so they can intervene in the negotiations in education. For instance, since taking office, the Ford government has set out to use different means to contract out the delivery of education in order …

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